Father, I just have to thank You for dragonflies! I saw my first one of the year leaving work. Their intricacy and beauty confirm to me Your loving touches of detail in all of Your creation! Summer is just around the corner and it will be full of Your glory. Praise Your holy name!
Matthew 15:21-28 (<<click the green)
Lord, from a purely human perspective this story makes me squirm a little. But when I think of You, I have to study who is involved in the story and why things transpired the way they did.
First, You love us, no holds barred. So why didn’t You respond to the woman’s need immediately? Someone needed to learn a lesson. It may have been the woman. It may have been Your disciples. It most definitely is I. At least part of the lesson was perseverance.
While You lived amongst us, when You interacted with needy people, Your response was almost always immediate. But I know from experience that sometimes You answer “yes”, sometimes You answer “no” and sometimes You answer “wait.” Do You love us any less with a “no” or a “wait”? Not one bit! You alone can see the entirety of the big picture – we can only see the here and now. You do what is best us all.
Secondly, just because she was a Gentile (not a Jew) didn’t mean she was sub-par. You weren’t so narrow-minded as that. Your disciples may have thought more that way but all along You knew You were going to help her with her need. You “came to seek and save those who are lost.” Luke 19:10 And that includes everyone.
Lord Jesus, You call me to trust You. You call me to persevere. You want me to learn from You. Your desire is for me to love as You have loved me. May I follow Your leading. May I find peace and n security in knowing that You know what’s best. Amen.
May 23rd, 2018, Wed, 4:30 pm
