Day 51 - The Canaanite Womans Faith // Jesus Heals Many People Todays Reading: Matthew 15:21-31 21 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon. 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, Send her away, for she is crying after us. 24 He answered, I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 And he answered, It is not fair to take the childrens bread and throw it to the dogs. 27 She said, Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters table. 28 Then Jesus answered her, O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you desire. And her daughter was healed instantly. 29 And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31 so that the throng wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Todays Commentary: The childrens bread: i.e., Israel and its inherited right to Gods blessings. As in 8:5-13, Jesus heals a faithfilled Gentile despite his intention to minister to Israel first (15:24; 10:6; cf. Rom 1:16). The dogs: Literally, little dogs or puppies. See note on Mt 7:6. Morally -- (St. John Chrysostom, Hom. in Matt. 52): the Canaanite woman signifies repentant souls. Incapable of boasting, contrite sinners lean wholly on Gods mercy; they recognize their weakness before God and can only beg for blessings, unable to demand from God gifts that he freely bestows. Only the humble and faith-filled are rewarded with spiritual healing. Want More? Oh, that we would hear these words spoken to us by Christ: Great is your faith! Let is be done for you as you desire. Learn what it takes to live Contemporary Sainthood.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 01:21:00 +0000
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