I've been thinking about Matthew 15:22-28 where a Canaanite woman whose daughter was demon-possessed asked Jesus to heal her daughter. Jesus said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel....It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."
I don't think Jesus really thought that this woman and her daughter were dogs. I think he saw the woman's faith and was setting her up with an opportunity to show even more faith. And she passed the test with flying colors. Her response was, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
I see here humility, desperation, the intense love of a mother, and a lot of faith in the one who heals and who is willing to heal. This wasn't lost on Jesus. He was very impressed with this Gentile mommy and commended her for having GREAT faith.
I'm a Gentile mommy myself, and the thought that I could impress God by believing that he is a kind healer makes me very happy.
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