HER FAITH MOVES JESUS

 

HER FAITH MOVES JESUS!

Today we have a woman

Who only wanted the LEFTOVERS=

Who wanted the table scraps

But her faith TOUCHED JESUS=

Her faith reached

Jesus' COMPASSION

“She said='Please Lord

For even the dogs

Eat the scraps

That FALL from the table

Of their masters'” Matthew 15:23

This poor woman

APPEALS to Jesus' mercy

To HEAL her daughter

She humbles herself

And asks Jesus

To do WHATEVER he can

TO HELP

We are given a LESSON

In mercy and HUMILITY

As Jesus recognizes

The woman's deep faith

HER FAITH MOVES JESUS!

“Then he touched

Their eyes and said

'According to your FAITH

Let it be done

To you'

And their sight was restored” Romans 9:29-30

“For in the gospel

The righteousness of God

Is revealed--------

A righteousness that is

BY FAITH

From first to last=

Just as it is written

'The righteous will LIVE BY FAITH'” Romans 1:17

“Be on your guard-

Stand firm IN THE FAITH=

Be courageous-be strong-

Do everything in love” 1 Corinthians 16:17

UNLIKE the apostles

Who tried to shoo

This woman away

We must NOT IGNORE

The people=who reach out

To us

We need to HELP the people

Who cry out

To us IN FAITH

We need to RESPOND

To those who cry out

For the COMPASSION OF JESUS

HER FAITH MOVED JESUS!

We need to be moved

And HELP OTHERS TOO

“You make your

SAVING HELP my shield=

Your HELP

Has made me great” 2 Samuel 22:36

“I will strengthen you

And HELP YOU=

I will uphold you

With my righteous right hand” Isaiah 41:10

We NEED to respond

To people who reach out

To us in FAITH

We need to respond

With the COMPASSION OF JESUS=

NOT just look away

We need to GIVE MORE

Than the table scraps=to her

From the table

HER FAITH moved Jesus!=

We need to

Be MOVED by faith too

In Jesus' name=and in the name=of our EVER responding FATHER OF NEED!

Robert P. Wallman

8-15-20

Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Paul Pennick