Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
November 23, 2023: SOAP #5103: Matthew 14-16

SCRIPTURE:  Matthew (NIV) 15:25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.” 27 “Yes, Lord,” she said, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

OBSERVATION:  In verse 22, this woman is identified as from Caanan (non-Jew) yet she recognized that Jesus could help her daughter.  She, being a Gentile mother willing to go among people who would not accept her, came to Jesus.  Jesus said that what she requested was the children’s bread, not to be tossed to dogs.  Her great love for her daughter and her great faith in Jesus combined into a resolve in her heart that would not be offended!  

Jesus gave her the children’s bread! He healed her daughter that very hour!!!  

APPLICATION:  From Jesus words, we can see that healing can be considered the children’s bread.  His death purchased our salvation, making us God’s children and it is “by his stripes we are healed!”  (Isaiah 53:5; 1Peter 2:24

Reading through the Gospels it is easy to see that healing was a major emphasis in the ministry of Jesus.  Reading through the book of Acts it is easy to see that the ministry of healing is to continue in the church. 

PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, we are your children.  Walking with you is walking in your protection and provision.  We joyfully claim the “children’s bread” you have for us.  May our faith and love mix into a resolve that we too will not be denied.  In the Mighty Name of Jesus we pray, Amen. 

Pastor Leon
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