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>The Children’s Bread

November 1, 2010 by Fritz

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A Canaanite woman … came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.” … He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.” – Matthew 15:22, 26

A foreigner asked Jesus for healing. Jesus initially resisted by saying food belongs to the family.

Ignoring the controversy over the way he addressed her and why, notice Jesus equated deliverance and healing to food that a father provides to his children.

There can be extenuating circumstances1 but we need to see that God considers our health and well being as not just important but essential as food on the table, and the Lord’s Prayer request for “our daily bread” for more than just something to eat.

– fritz


1 – Paul’s thorn in the flesh, 2nd Corinthians 12:7

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>No Fear in Troubled Times

October 31, 2010 by Fritz

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“And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be … nation shall rise against nation … and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles – Mark 13:7-8

Jesus predicted that before his return some fearful things would happen.

Could he have been referring to just the sort of things we see now – terrorists, Middle East wars, global warming fears (real or imagined); political and geological problems increasing everywhere? I think so.

Ahead of time he told us this so his people would trust his care and not be afraid like those without hope or faith.

We choose to believe in his personal care, acting from faith not fear.

– fritz

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Reading the Scriptures Adequately and Accurately

October 30, 2010 by Fritz

“[I]n order to read the Scriptures adequately and accurately, it is necessary at the same time to live them. Not to live them as a prerequisite to reading them, and not to live them in consequence of reading them, but to live them as we read them….It means letting Another have a say in everything we are saying and doing. It is as easy as that. And as hard”1 – Eugene H. Peterson (Author of The Message Bible)

1 – Eat this Book: A conversation in the art of spiritual reading Copyright 2006 Eugene H. Peterson.

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