<TITLE>16. Par 52-55</TITLE>L-52 Oh, she admitted to the truth. "I'm not worthy of it, Lord." That's right. But she said... What? "I'm here just for the crumbs. It's true, the children eat. You're right, Lord. Your Words are true, every one of them, and I'm not worthy to set at that table with the--with the children. Certainly not. But, Lord, let me call something to your attention. The dogs are willing to eat the crumbs that fall from the children's table." Hallelujah. That got Him.
How different it is today. How different it is with we people who call ourselves Pentecostal. If we don't get the whole loaf, and it's smeared with butter, we don't want it. No, sir, not have nothing to do with it. Oh, my. Whole hog or none at all, you know how they say it.
Brother, she was after the crumbs. She said, "Lord, that... Oh,  You're the... That's the truth. What You said is the truth." Faith always recognizes truth. But she said, "I'm here just for the crumbs, if I could just only find some crumbs. I'm a dog, but the dogs are privileged to eat the crumbs." Oh, brother.

L-53 And remember, she was a Gentile. She'd never seen a miracle. No, sir, she'd never seen a miracle; she was a Gentile. But she didn't have to be shown. He didn't have to come, say, "Now, look here, I want to show you something. I want you to watch. See that. Watch here. I'm going to pray a minute. Watch blood run down on my hands." He could've done that. Sure He could.
He could've said, "Wait a minute. Let Me show you one of My miracles. Bring Me a little water. You know, Moses the prophet, that I'm the... I'm succeeding him. But I tell you, he turned the sea into water down there, to blood. You believe that?"
"Yeah."
"Well, then get me a pan of water here; I'll show you I can do the same thing."
Oh, that would've been nonsense. She didn't want to see that.

L-54 She was like Rahab the harlot when the spies went over to spy out the land and Rahab saw them. That was her first opportunity she had. She didn't say, "Say, bring Joshua over here and let me see him. Let me size him up. Is he a great big, handsome fellow? Does he have curly hair? Well, you know, I might believe him to be the leader of God's band."
She didn't want to see Joshua. She didn't want to see any of her--his miracles. She said, "I heard (Amen.) that God's with you, and I want to go with you too." Amen. She was persistent. "I don't care what the rest of my people do, how well they're dug in, how much they're fortified. God's give you this place, and I want to go with you." Amen. She was persistent. Yes, sir. Like Rahab.
That's the way this Gentile woman was. She was persistent. She said, "I... The dogs can eat the crumbs."
Jesus said, "For this saying..." Oh, my. What? She had approached the gift of God in the right way.

L-55 And if you approach the Holy Ghost, the gift of God, in the right way, you'll not only get crumbs, you'll get a plateful; if you'll just approach It in the right way. There's only one way to approach It: that's not take your letter from one church to another; that's not run from one denomination to another; that's not for (See?) repeating what's called the creed, or the apostles' creed. It's not the apostles' creed.
And if you'll repeat the right apostle's creed, it'll be all right. Acts tells you how to do it. Peter said on the day of Pentecost, said, "Repent." There you are. "Repent, every one of you and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." That's the creed. That's the way to do it. Yes, sir.
She had it then. She had it right. She was approaching the gift in the correct way. And if you'll approach it in the same way, "Repent and be baptized," then you're sure to get the Holy Ghost 'cause God promised it (It's exactly right.) with an authoritative Word.


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