This Christmas morning I’m reminded of an interesting story in the Bible, especially interesting considering it’s Christmas:
“ For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.”
Mark 7:25-30 KJV
As I was thanking Jesus for what He’s done for us, all I could think about was this story, and I saw it in a different light then I have in the past. Without Jesus I’m that Syrophenician woman. The greatest and highest thing I could ever attain would have been to beg for scraps from a Holy God… and yet because of Jesus I get to enjoy the love of God as His child. I can go strait to Him, and I don’t have to beg for help, just ask for it. I can lean on Him when I’m weary, talk to Him in the ups and downs, and enjoy His company year round. He lets me walk with His power and spirit within me. Truly I am never alone, begging for help. All thanks to Jesus. So rather you get any presents, are able to enjoy any family, we have already been given the greatest gift of our lives, Jesus. I wish you a very merry Christmas, love and praying for you, my readers, God bless.
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