Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

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