Crumbs

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 evil 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 their dogs." "Yes, Lord," she replied, "but 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.

Mark 7:24-30

I can so relate to this woman from Tyre this morning. She was so happy and willing and begging actually to just eat the crumbs off of the floor beneath him of the bread of life that Jesus was offering. By children, Jesus here was referring to the children of Israel, for this woman was not of Jewish decent but rather was Greek and a gentile that was a condemned race at that time. Jesus, acknowledging her position does not make any bones about who she is, where she came from and how unworthy she is to receive such a blessing from Jesus. This lady though, amazingly enough, humbles herself so much that she is willing to take whatever Christ has to offer her, knowing full well that even the crumbs are undeserved and that even the crumbs will be enough to release the demon from her daughter. I long for just the crumbs of what Jesus has to offer me this morning. I feel so undeserving of anything that he has to give as nothing in me is good and nothing that I have to offer is of any worth for His Kingdom. It is only through Him and in Him that any value can be found in my life and it is only as He works in the midst of my weakness that any good can come of my life today.

Jesus – thank you so much for your love and grace and the crumbs of your righteousness and goodness that you offer to all who look your way this morning. Please fill me with your Spirit and somehow use this broken vessel today to make a difference in this world for you. I am nothing without you – I pray that the world would see you today and not me as I strive to learn to love you more!

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