A Canaanite woman
began to cry out, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is
cruelly demon-possessed.” …Jesus
answered, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the
dogs.” She said, “..even the dogs feed
on the crumbs which fall from their master’ table.” Then Jesus answered her...“O woman, your
faith is great; be it done for you as you wish.” (from NASB)
I didn’t grow up with
pets in the house. Outside, yes, but not inside and definitely not at the
table. Some of my friends and family have pets that are even fed at the table.
People food—not just scraps that are left-over. What privileged and precious
pets! My Uncle Len would even save the best portions of meat from his dinner at
a restaurant just for his little dogs Penny and Timmy. Oh how we all loved
those dogs!
This was a Gentile
woman and Jesus was explaining that He came to the house of Israel—but because
of her faith in Him, He healed her daughter at once…not hours or days later…but
right then. His love and compassion were once again mighty! The children of Israel may have been the ones
that Jesus came to help originally, but God had a plan—to feed, help, heal and
minister to us all.
Thank you Jesus for caring about us Gentiles---and giving
us more than crumbs from your table.
©
2011 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights
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