02/05/2021
ZION GLOBAL MINISTRIES GHANA
BE PERSISTENT
MATTHEW 15:21-28
Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22. A Gentle woman who lived there came to him, pleading. Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.
23 But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. Tell her to go away, they said. She is bothering us with all her begging
24 Then Jesus said to the woman. I was sent to help God’s lost sheep- the people of Israel.
25 But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, Lord, help me!
26 Jesus responded, it isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs
27 She replied, That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their master’s table
28 Dear woman, Jesus said to her, your faith is great. Your request is granted. And her daughter was instantly healed
Beloved! Dog was a term the Jews commonly applied to Gentiles because the Jews considered these pagan people no more likely than dogs to receive God’s blessings.
Jesus was not degrading the woman by using this term, he was reflecting the Jews attitude so as to contrast it with his own.
The woman did not argue instead using Jesus choice of words, she agreed to be considered a dog as long as she could receive God’s blessings for her daughter, ironically many Jews would lose God’s blessing, and salvation because they rejected Jesus, and many Gentiles would find salvation because they recognized and accepted Him.
PRAYER
May the sovereign Lord help you grow to know him and trust him in every situation in Jesus name
Z-G-M : WINNING BACK WHAT BELONGS TO GOD THROUGH REACHING, TEACHING, RESTORING AND BUILDING
