Dog
Scripture: Matthew
15:25-28
The woman knew that, being a Gentile, she could not
qualify for her request. So she asked for God's mercy. When
the disciples requested that she should be sent away, she
kept on calling on the Lord for help. She was willing
to be compared to a hungry dog if only Jesus would set her
daughter free from the demon. All she asked for was
a little "crumb" of His power. She had faith
that it would take only a little bit of His power to overcome
the demon. Jesus
confirmed her faith: the demon left her daughter.
Questions:
1. Why did the Canaanite woman need help?
Because she wanted
her daughter to be delivered from a demon.
2. Why did the woman
kneel down before Jesus?
To ask the Lord for His help.
3. How did Jesus show His power
over demons?
Jesus responded to
the woman's faith. Her daughter was healed from the very
hour Jesus granted the woman's request.
Memory verse: Matthew
28:18
Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth." (NLT)
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