In Matthew 15 Jesus was approached by a Canaanite woman; you know...one of those the children of Israel were told to wipe out? Her daughter was ill, probably dying, and she recognized in Jesus hope for healing. But Jesus spurned her. "It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs." Most of us today would become indignant, probably say something incredibly clever like, "Well, if that's the kind of God you are, I don't WANT to go to your heaven!" But not this woman; she AGREED with Him! And then got what she wanted. Why? Because she acknowledged what she was, and trusted Christ to accept her and look past that.
Too often we never get past that first part. We can't admit that we are wretched, horrible, helpless sinners, so we never even really recognize our need of Him. Know who you are. See yourself as the needy being--the dog--you are.
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