Faith and a Word - Matthew 15:21-28

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!!
   FAITH and WORD - how powerful are these?  In Matthew 15:21-28 is really an amazing story.  Many of us read it, yet do not understand it totally.  Let's go through it:
²¹ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.  Jesus traveled about 50 miles to get here.
²² And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.  A woman comes to Jesus, recognizes Him, and says her daughter is demon possessed.
²³ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.  Jesus said nothing, and the disciples urged Him to send her away.  Jesus came to save the Jews first, and then gentiles.  This "gentile woman" was seen as a pest by the disciples.
²⁴ But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.  Now Jesus speaks and tells her He is here to save the Jews, --lost sheep of the house of Israel.
²⁵ Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.  This woman, knowing who Jesus was begged, pleaded for help.
²⁶ But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. There were 2 words in the old language for dog; 1 for a stray running the streets and 1 for a puppy who was also a house pet.  When Jesus says this He is referring to the house pet, saying do not take food from the children to feed the animals.
²⁷ And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.  This lady is tenacious and will not give up.  Why? She knows He is the Son of David, the Messiah.  Here she responds that even the puppies eat of the crumbs which fall from the masters' table.  Meaning here?  Possibly because she is gentile and Jews had nothing to do with gentiles due to their pagan ways and were either thought of or treated like dogs.  She is coming to the masters' table, to Jesus, to get what little she can.  Great is her faith.
²⁸ Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.  All the while Jesus knew this woman's heart. Why did he go so long without healing her daughter?  Probably to teach His disciples to be patient, to discern, and to care for others outside the Jewish race.   Jesus knew her heart.  Jesus knew He would heal her daughter. Jesus knew her faith.  Jesus spoke the word and her daughter was healed.
How great is your faith and true belief.  This woman knew Jesus could heal her daughter and she crossed the racial barrier to get help.  She knew the Jews despised the gentiles; Jesus' disciples had to learn to cross these barriers as well.
    Are you willing to cross barriers to share the gospel, to plant the seeds with others?  We should not hide in our own little cocoon and shun the world.  We are to be as Jesus and go into the world.  Can you heal with just a word as did Jesus?  Yes, if you have as much faith as a mustard seed you could.
    Jesus did not lay hands on this girl, He only spoke the word.  Why don't you start by speaking the words of faith and healing in your daily prayers?  Food for thought. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
    Johnny