Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE<br />
mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter<br />
is demon-possessed." Jesus did not even reply.<br />
He completely ignored her.<br />
Why would He not answer such a cry from a<br />
desperate heart? The disciples also rejected her<br />
and urged Jesus to send her away because she<br />
was mak<strong>in</strong>g so much noise.<br />
Jesus expla<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>His</strong> treatment of the woman<br />
to <strong>His</strong> disciples by say<strong>in</strong>g, "I was not sent except<br />
to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." What<br />
does this mean?<br />
Look aga<strong>in</strong> at how the woman addressed<br />
Jesus. She called Him, "Son of David." However,<br />
it would only be proper for a Jew to call Him<br />
that name. She was a heathen and had no right<br />
to appeal to Him as the Son of David. He ignored<br />
her request because she appealed to Him to do<br />
someth<strong>in</strong>g for her on the basis of a relationship<br />
which she did not have with Him.<br />
However, <strong>in</strong>stead of leav<strong>in</strong>g, she appealed to<br />
Him a different way—through worship.<br />
Then she came and worshiped Him,<br />
say<strong>in</strong>g, "Lord, help me!" (Matt. 15:25).<br />
You would th<strong>in</strong>k Jesus would respond to her<br />
plea at this po<strong>in</strong>t. Did He ever! He exposed her<br />
hypocrisy. He addressed her directly and said,<br />
"It is not good to take the children's bread and<br />
throw it to little dogs."<br />
She called Him Lord and He called her a dog!<br />
A little dog! I grew up <strong>in</strong> the Middle East and<br />
was told never use this word. This was a very<br />
degrad<strong>in</strong>g term. But Jesus confronted her with<br />
truth. She was a Gentile, and she did not have<br />
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