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  (THE GOSPEL OF HEALING) 7. SCRIPTURE TESTIMONIES
  by A.B. Simpson
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Her great faith consisted not only in her persistency, in holding on
until the last in importunate pleading, but in its ingenuity in finding
some ground on which to plead and claim the blessing. Faith is a process
of logic, an arguing our case with God, and it is always looking for
something to rest upon. Her heart seemed to lean at first upon His grace
and love as she somehow felt it instinctively. Something told her that
calm, gentle face could not refuse her. But still she had no word from
Him. One little word only, one whisper, one faint concession would do
her. But he had spoken nothing but hard, inevitable words of exclusion,
exclusion based upon the great principles and limitations of His coming,
principles that seemed to make it wrong for Him to help her. At last He
speaks a word that seems to close the door for ever. Not only a Gentile,
but a dog. It is NOT MEET. How can she surmount that? Wonderful! That
becomes the very bridge on which she crosses the Jordan. A dog -- that
gives her a place. A dog -- well, even a dog has some rights. She will
claim hers. Only a crumb. This thing she asks is but a crumb to Him, so
great that mighty deeds of power and love drop from His fingers like
morsels, but oh, so much to her! Lord, I accept it. I lie down at Thy
feet, at Thy children\

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/the-gospel-of-healing-7-scripture-testimonies/
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