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EATING THE CRUMBS
Peter writes in his first letter: "Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.' Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time" (1 Peter 5:5b-6).
These words are both frightening and consoling. God resists, refuses, rejects the proud. But he delivers himself up, he gives himself totally to the humble and the little. Not only does he not resist them, but he cannot refuse them anything. The story of the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:21-28 is a shining example. "Yes, Lord," she said to Jesus, when he pointed out that his mission was to Israel alone, "but even the dogs eat the crumb s that fall from their masters' table." She humbled herself, and Jesus exalted her. "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted."
Jesus couldn't resist the humility of this foreign woman, of the good thief, of Mary Magdalene.
A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. ~ Proverbs 29:23
MATTHEW 15: 21-28: The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
Where have you seen God's grace in your life today?