Matthew 15:21-28 Yet, Faith Expects Miracles
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman
We have already looked at this passage once with a special focus on what Jesus called "the children's bread." God doing what he always does and sometimes doing something a little differently in answer to his children's prayers - that's what miracles are, that is the children's bread. This time we are going to focus on the same passage from the perspective of asking the question - what is this faith that enables us to see miracles happen? We will focus on some of the characteristics of faith demonstrated in the behaviors of this Canaanite women.
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.”
We have already looked at this passage once with a special focus on what Jesus called "the children's bread." God doing what he always does and sometimes doing something a little differently in answer to his children's prayers - that's what miracles are, that is the children's bread. This time we are going to focus on the same passage from the perspective of asking the question - what is this faith that enables us to see miracles happen? We will focus on some of the characteristics of faith demonstrated in the behaviors of this Canaanite women.
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.”
23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
28 Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
The Holy Bible : New International Version. 1996, c1984 (electronic ed.) (Mt 15:21). Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
Even though God works miracles all around us, Faith anticipates God's focused attention for the sake of his children. Miracles are, after all, "the children's bread." That attention was obviously first focused on Israel, but in Christ, it came to be focused also on the Gentiles. This woman's faith insisted.
Does your faith expect miracles today?
Even though God works miracles all around us, Faith anticipates God's focused attention for the sake of his children. Miracles are, after all, "the children's bread." That attention was obviously first focused on Israel, but in Christ, it came to be focused also on the Gentiles. This woman's faith insisted.
Does your faith expect miracles today?
2 comments:
WOW i recently heard this passage and it has struck a chord in my heart .Im glad to see it again.lets let our faith go above and beyond than what we cannot see.
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