If you've missed the others scroll back through to find the other days. But we are now on to the fifth mark of a great mother.
"And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." - Matthew 15:26-27
Mark #5 - Great mothers acknowledge their own great spiritual need.
She admits she is unworthy being a sinner before God. Jesus has just compared this mother to a household pet, and she knows that she is so unworthy of his mercy that she agrees with him by saying "Yes Lord." Are we willing to admit how undeserving we are of the Lord's mercy? Or have we become so self-righteous that we believe we deserve an easy ride to heaven compared to some people. We are all sinner and in great need of a saving God.
She was humble enough to acknowledge her hopelessness without God, that she was like dogs left to wait on the crumbs that were dropped. Just like the dogs who couldn't go out and get food they weren't entitled to, she knew she did not deserve grace, but she yearned for it bad enough that she was willing to ask for it. She felt that she was not deserving of Jesus focusing on her the way we do our children, and she was content to wait for the crumbs of grace that fell from his table.
We all have many needs. And I prepared for this sermon I did a search for mothers' needs and that gives you a list a mile long. But whether or not you're a mother, the greatest need that all of us have is a personal saving relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. There are so many promises of provision throughout his Word that we can be assured of our physical needs. But please don't just worry about your food and house, be concerned with where your soul will spend eternity and trust in Him.
I don't deserve God's grace, I cannot earn it, I cannot just go get it. I can only seek him and pray that he will give it to me, much like the mother in this story. I am a dog sitting at the master's table waiting for the crumbs to fall. Thank you Lord for providing for my physical and spiritual needs in life!
"And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." - Matthew 15:26-27
Mark #5 - Great mothers acknowledge their own great spiritual need.
She admits she is unworthy being a sinner before God. Jesus has just compared this mother to a household pet, and she knows that she is so unworthy of his mercy that she agrees with him by saying "Yes Lord." Are we willing to admit how undeserving we are of the Lord's mercy? Or have we become so self-righteous that we believe we deserve an easy ride to heaven compared to some people. We are all sinner and in great need of a saving God.
She was humble enough to acknowledge her hopelessness without God, that she was like dogs left to wait on the crumbs that were dropped. Just like the dogs who couldn't go out and get food they weren't entitled to, she knew she did not deserve grace, but she yearned for it bad enough that she was willing to ask for it. She felt that she was not deserving of Jesus focusing on her the way we do our children, and she was content to wait for the crumbs of grace that fell from his table.
We all have many needs. And I prepared for this sermon I did a search for mothers' needs and that gives you a list a mile long. But whether or not you're a mother, the greatest need that all of us have is a personal saving relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. There are so many promises of provision throughout his Word that we can be assured of our physical needs. But please don't just worry about your food and house, be concerned with where your soul will spend eternity and trust in Him.
I don't deserve God's grace, I cannot earn it, I cannot just go get it. I can only seek him and pray that he will give it to me, much like the mother in this story. I am a dog sitting at the master's table waiting for the crumbs to fall. Thank you Lord for providing for my physical and spiritual needs in life!
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