Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice. But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. And He was saying to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” But she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.” And He said to her, “Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” And going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left.
The woman who approached Jesus was a Canaanite woman who was a nation of reproach to the Jews ever since Joshua led them into the Land of Promise. In this story, she is seeking Jesus’ help for the sake of her daughter and Jesus tests her by say he was sent to the lost sheep of Israel. She persists in her plea with him and urges him stronger and better. Jesus gives her what she wanted because her faith was great.
Daily Prayer: Lord Jesus, in times when you test me, let my faith in You carry me through. Let me not depend on my flesh or my own understanding, but let my dependence fall on You alone. In Your holy name I pray Amen.
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