June 5, 2006
The Word June 5, 2006
A Greek woman’s faith
Mark 7: 24-30 (King James Version)
“And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.”
-The first time I read this story I did not understand it. What I had a hard time understanding was how could Jesus tell this women that the children need to be feed first and the children’s bread should not be cast to the dogs. After praying for understanding and doing some research on this, I learned that when Jesus came he came to save the Jews first. However, most of them did not believe in him. He found more faith in the Gentiles then he did in the people that he came to save. So although the women was not a Jew, Jesus blessed her because of her faith.
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6
-The Greek women had to seek hard to find Jesus. She diligently sought out the man of God because in verse 24 it states that Jesus “entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.” For her to seek out Jesus she had to believe that he was the child of God. God was pleased with her faith and because she diligently sought him He rewarded her by healing her child. “Lord, please give me a spirit of faith and a will to seek you diligently like the Greek women.”
A Greek woman’s faith
Mark 7: 24-30 (King James Version)
“And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.”
-The first time I read this story I did not understand it. What I had a hard time understanding was how could Jesus tell this women that the children need to be feed first and the children’s bread should not be cast to the dogs. After praying for understanding and doing some research on this, I learned that when Jesus came he came to save the Jews first. However, most of them did not believe in him. He found more faith in the Gentiles then he did in the people that he came to save. So although the women was not a Jew, Jesus blessed her because of her faith.
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6
-The Greek women had to seek hard to find Jesus. She diligently sought out the man of God because in verse 24 it states that Jesus “entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.” For her to seek out Jesus she had to believe that he was the child of God. God was pleased with her faith and because she diligently sought him He rewarded her by healing her child. “Lord, please give me a spirit of faith and a will to seek you diligently like the Greek women.”
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