<TITLE>20. Par 72-74</TITLE>L-72 Now, this woman said, "Lord, I know I'm no good. I know our nation is a bunch of heathens. But I know that we're nothing but a bunch of dogs, but I'm just searching for some crumbs, Lord. My daughter's sick over there, and I know You can do it."
And then she fell down and worshipped Him. Oh, my. Oh, that just kills me. She fell down, said, "Truly, Lord, I'm nothing but a dog." Look what the poor little thing had fought through to get there.
And then when she got there, and He called her a dog, and everything else, that didn't stop her faith. And sometimes we can be prayed for, and say, "Huh. Must not be nothing to it. Don't feel any different." Abraham's seed, persistent, Christians, ought to bow our head in shame. That's right. Yes.
But she, no matter what... Even when she was in the Presence of Jesus Christ and was rejected by Him, she still held on. Jesus said, "For this saying, the devil's left your daughter."
See, she knowed how to approach the gift of God. She didn't come, say, "Well, I'll go see what He does. And if He can do these things; maybe it's mental telepathy; maybe it's psychology, maybe it's some hoax; maybe it's a makeup." She'd have never got her healing that she asked for. But she come in the right way, and she received what she asked for. Faith always admits the Word is right. She was persistent.

L-73 Just a few more words now before we close, a remark I want to make here. Martha, when she came to Jesus, she was persistent. Remember, Jesus had left her home, left Lazarus. And when he got sick... And them people had left their church. They'd done everything, and come out, and entertained Him. They had seen Him do miracles, but when it come time for their family, He was gone.
And they sent messengers to Him, and He ignored the messenger and went on further. And they sent another messenger, and He ignored that one. Sure. Went on...
Why the... He just said, "I do nothing till the Father shows Me." The Father told Him. Then when Lazarus died, He said, "I'm glad for your sake I wasn't there, but I go wake him." Remember, at the grave He said, "I say this for their sake." He knowed what was going to happen, 'cause the Father had showed Him.

L-74 But notice, He tried Martha. Here she come running out, and... "Lord, if You would've been here, my brother would not have died." Now, seemed like that she would've upbraided Him, and say, "Why didn't You come? Look what we've done for You. We've fed You. We've entertained You. We left our church; we left all of our friends to follow You, and everything. We come out of everything we was in to follow You. And then when our brother was sick, You..."
Looked like she had a right to do that. But sometimes you say we got a right, but you forfeit your rights. A lamb won't have nothing but wool. That's all he can bear. But he has to forfeit that.


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