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the devil is gone

Mark 7:29&30
"29 And He said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed."

Hallelujah!!!
This Greek woman who has FAITH in our Lord and Savior see her daughter HEALED!!! Jesus had left His country and has traveled to what is present day Lebanon. Desperate to get help for her daughter she FELL at HIS FEET and begged Jesus to cast out the demon that has possessed her daughter. 

Jesus said "Not yet." This mother would not take "No." for an answer. She has FAITH in Jesus! This is an embarrassment to all the proud Pharisees and disbelieving Jews! Call her a DOG and she BARKS. She just needs a little crumb. It's not much to ask of the MESSIAH. She is not asking for a place at the table, she just wants a dropping from the Master's full table! One crumb of power and grace from Thy table shall cast the devil out of my daughter. 

In today's verses we read that her FAITH was rewarded! This nameless Gentile woman expressed GREAT ingenuity and FAITH! We can strive to live her example and persistently live out our FAITH. Don't let anyone hold us back from our mission. Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah came for everyone and not just the Jews. Here we read the actions of Jesus demonstrate this beautifully.

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