Interpretation

There is an episode in the Bible when a Syrian woman is begging for the Lord to remove a demon that had possessed and was tormenting her daughter.  His disciples begged him to send her away because she was bothering them with her constant crying and carrying on.

Jesus then told her that he had come to feed the children first, that is, the Israelites.  But the woman's faith in Jesus' ability to help her daughter did not falter, for she told him that even the dogs get to eat the children's crumbs under the table.  She was saying that she was a gentile (the word for dog was used to indicate a gentile), true, and not one of the chosen people but if even the dogs get the crumbs from the table, could he not help her?

He relented and at that moment her daughter was healed.  He may well have been testing her faith, but he may also have been testing his disciples' faith as well, showing them that the gentiles had a place in his kingdom.

It occurred to me that there is something interesting here.  If we place ourselves where the Lord is feeding his people, no matter our circumstance, we will ultimately find what we are looking for. 

Let me say that again, "If we by our own volition place ourselves where the Lord is feeding his people, we will ultimately find what we are looking for."  It might not be an immediate thing as was the healing of the woman's daughter, but the blessings will pour forth.

So what I've said pertains to church, to holy places, to reading the Bible where we are also fed, where people are praying, and to other situations that may apply.  By looking for those crumbs, by asking for the crumbs, we humble ourselves before the Lord of Hosts and beg for his mercy.

We do not look to man to do the work of God, for what we want and need is to be saved from our sin.

Each time you sit down for dinner, think about that space under the table, the space where perhaps a pet waits hoping for someone to remember it with a little morsel.  And remember that those of us who ask for his help, who put ourselves in the places where the Lord is feeding his people, will find the answers we seek.

The Lord is so good, oh, so good to us.

Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

His goodness and mercy last forever.

God Bless You,

Karen