Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet He could not keep His presence secret. In fact, as soon as she heard about Him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at His feet. The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
“First let the children eat all they want,” He told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
“Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
Then He told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”
She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
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Jesus is testing the faith of this Greek woman here. You see, she was nothing more than a dog to most Jews. She was not important…except to Jesus. He wanted to see if she was willing to push her faith past the social norm…and she did. In Matthew’s account, Jesus declared her faith being the key to her daughter’s healing. How about you? Are you willing to go out on a limb because of your faith? Will your faith take you places that society won’t? Jesus is leading…are you willing to follow?
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