Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
How surprising are 'the first manifestations of the Lord Jesus to the heart of the sinner! While the poor creature, under the convictions of sin, is approaching with a mixture of great fear and little hope, to hear Jesus speaking in the ministry of his word, and by the sweet constraining tokens of his grace, to discover that his case is known, and that the Lord hath mercy in store for him. And still more, if possible, in the distinguishing grace which the soul feels, as shewn to a poor Gentile stranger. Oh! how very low will the soul lie in the dust of the earth, under the deepest self-abasement, crying out, How is it, Lord, that thou hast manifested thyself unto me and not unto the world. Reader! do you know anything of these precious soul-transactions in your own case and circumstances? John 14:22.