“The Demon Has Left”
From there he set out and went away to
the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not
want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, but a woman
whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and
she came and bowed down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out
of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not
fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” But she answered
him, “Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” Then he
said to her, “For saying that, you may go – the demon has left your daughter.”
So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
It was hard for Jesus to get away from
the crowds. People were constantly mobbing Him to hear His words of wisdom, to
benefit from His deeds of mercy, and to derive help from His loving compassion.
Are
you living completely for Jesus? Is the love of Christ so obvious in your life
that those who know you realize that you are a follower of the One who “could
not be hidden”? If so, the world will readily see that you are on God’s side.
Your influence cannot be hidden.
Our Daily Bread –