The Life and Ministry of Jesus
From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.” Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. Mark 7:24–30
She came to Jesus in faith. And the word daughter here is the diminutive form which means she was just a little girl. This woman is an outstanding example of faith in one who lives outside His land.
And our Lord answered her petition. One wonders whether He came to that area for the specific purpose of answering the faith of this woman. 1
Personal Encouragement
How desperate are you for Jesus to deliver your children and family members and friends from the forces of evil that are trying to destroy them? Will you pray right now for His deliverance over the demonic strongholds that have entangled your love ones?
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Ephesians 6:10
Jesus comes to give sight to the blind, Satan comes to blind the seeing.
A Prayer
Lord, please teach how to fight the spiritual battles, with Your power and might.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Gospels (Mark) (electronic ed., Vol. 36). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
