Sunday 13 January 2013

Truth, Lord; yet


Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.Matt 15:21-28

It is not an easy thing to have a need which you cannot solve. But it is more frustrating when you have someone who can help but does not care, because you are not part of his project. Such was the case of this Canaanite woman. Her daughter is grievously vexed with a devil yet the only one who has power to cast the devil "ignored her"-MSG, with the excuse that she is not part of His project. Yes, it's possible not to be part of the Master's project. As a matter of fact, we all lost His Lordship through sin and became devils’ subject, like the woman’s daughter. It is only those who knew that they are grievously vexed with the devil(lost in sin),that cries for mercy. At this point, this woman's last resort is Jesus, yet there was no access. The disciples said that “she's bothering us....and driving them crazy"-MSG. Even that could not assuage the Master. What did this woman do, was it her fault that she is a Canaanite? How could the Master of the Universe refer her to a dog? Wait a minute, is that not enough for this woman to give up and stop begging Him? But here is a woman who have understanding of the key to heavens treasure. She has come to the fountain and she must go with a filled pitcher. How often has God confronted you with who you really are, the best you could do was to get angry and detach yourself from Him. God cannot release His mercy when we are still full of ourselves. Inasmuch as the Lord does not like the fact that the devil is vexing you, but He cannot either help you unless you acknowledge who you are. Jesus, struck the woman at the root of her problem. It takes a dog to be vexed with a devil, no wonder we have to chain dogs because if you don't, the dog will escape before you know. But, children are found at home. Jesus was right, you don't give what belongs to children to dogs. So, as soon as the woman saw that the Master has gone to her root, she owned up with her identity, and yet pleading for mercy. Excuse me, the only way to pull through is to respond like the woman, "And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table-v 27.The Lord cannot heal one who is well. It takes a broken man to access the mercy of God. Don't you think you need to own up and get the devil out of your closet. You can still have that dreams fulfilled, it doesn't matter what you have become, but you must decide to become a child and no longer a dog. The woman requested for crumbs just like the prodigal son requested to be a slave, but she didn't know that she has qualified by her confession. Though her faith was amazing for even believing that crumbs is enough to set her daughter free, but Jesus did not just give her the crumb. You may think that sin has totally disqualified you from the promises of God over your life, I have good news for you, you deserve more than the crumbs. As a matter of fact, crumbs cannot satisfy you. Jesus can reinstate you into dominion but are you willing to accept who you have become and cry out for mercy. This is a great day for you. The devil is leaving your life, family, business, finances, etc, now, because you have submitted to a new Master. Congratulations!!!...

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