Deliverance Is the Children’s Bread
Matthew 15 and Mark 7 relay the account of the Canaanite woman who came to Jesus seeking healing for her daughter who was possessed by a demon. Jesus responded by telling the woman it was not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs. The woman in turn responded, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Jesus acknowledged the woman’s faith and healed her daughter. This account displays…