And she
said, Truth Lord yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters'
table. Matthew 15:27
What a remarkable lesson to learn
from this great woman of faith!
She was caught up in a
situation where the only person who had the answer to her circumstance was not sent
to her, but to others He is yet to reach.
I wonder if I where that woman
what could have been my reaction, after been told that what am demanding for is
impossible just because am not from any of the tribe of Israel, or from Judah.
She didn't even see it as an insult to be called a dog. On like some of us today.
that would have been it. We would have even called Jesus a racist. There are a
lot of people out there who has sworn not to follow Jesus just because of what
they went through in the hands of some so called Christians , even if it means
them going to hell.
This simple act of this woman
thought me a great lesson about faith and also helped me to reconsider the true
meaning of faith. She ignored the reactions of Jesus' disciples and kept on
calling on Him for help, knowing that what they think about her is not as
important as what she is demanding for. She used her faith instead of her
feelings.
Hebrews 11:1 defined faith as the
substance of things hoped for and evidence not seen.
Two things where made obvious
right here in Hebrews 11: 1 regarding faith.
i Patience
ii Consistency
Although she was told she
couldn't get what she requested for, from the master because she is a
foreigner, but she persist. She kept using her faith, raising it up above the boundaries
that has been set before her by people, religion and culture.
Although she was insulted by the
one person she trusted could be of help to her, she kept her cool and remained patient. She
just knew that if this man in front of her is truly the Son of God that
most of the prophets talked about before His appearance, He will certainly
respond to my faith and put culture, religion and prejudice aside and reach out
to help me.
Of course Jesus saw this and
broke all protocol. And He said to the woman Oh woman great is thy faith: let
it be unto you as you have said.
God will never restrain anything
from you that your faith can handle, so start using your faith instead of
repeating the problem!
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