June 6, 2006
The Word June 6, 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.”
-Yesterday we talked about the faith of the Greek women and how she diligently sought out God. Today we will address the measure of faith that she had. When Jesus told her that the children’s bread is not to be cast to the dogs, her response was yes, but even the dogs wait under the table for the children’s crumbs. When she came to Jesus her attitude was, “If I could just get a little piece of his blessings.”
-Think about how we are when we come to God. We come with our list. Lord, I need this, that, and the other. We take his blessings for granted. How often do we come to him and just thank him? Asking him for nothing or just simply asking him to just keep us. I did not understand how much I asked God for until I did this exercise. For a week, I did not ask God for anything. I just thanked him for the blessings that I had received and the ones yet to come. So, if you are up to it, I challenge you to a week of only asking God to keep you and just send forth the power of praise and thanksgiving. “Lord, please give me a mind to accept this challenge.”
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.”
-Yesterday we talked about the faith of the Greek women and how she diligently sought out God. Today we will address the measure of faith that she had. When Jesus told her that the children’s bread is not to be cast to the dogs, her response was yes, but even the dogs wait under the table for the children’s crumbs. When she came to Jesus her attitude was, “If I could just get a little piece of his blessings.”
-Think about how we are when we come to God. We come with our list. Lord, I need this, that, and the other. We take his blessings for granted. How often do we come to him and just thank him? Asking him for nothing or just simply asking him to just keep us. I did not understand how much I asked God for until I did this exercise. For a week, I did not ask God for anything. I just thanked him for the blessings that I had received and the ones yet to come. So, if you are up to it, I challenge you to a week of only asking God to keep you and just send forth the power of praise and thanksgiving. “Lord, please give me a mind to accept this challenge.”
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