Hush Puppies - by ReverendRV
Matthew 15:26:27; But Jesus answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from the masters table.”
There are several accounts in the Bible which Jesus describes a persons Faith as being a ‘great’ Faith, this is one of those times. The account goes like this; “Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.”
This woman showed her Faith in that she came to Jesus for help, worshiped him, called him Lord; and agreed that she was like a dog. She came to Jesus in a way which was very different from the way that the rich young ruler came to Jesus, he came through the pride of his achievements; but left the presence of Christ still in possession of his pride. The Canaanite woman knew that she didn’t have a place at Christ’s table but she came anyway. We are like her and do not deserve a place at the table. Have you ever wanted something that belongs to someone else ‘so much’ that you start to conspire ways how to have it? The Bible calls this covetousness and it is one of Gods Ten Commandments. It is at the heart of all the other Commandments. This Law of God even says for us to not covet our neighbors wife, which leads to breaking another Commandment; which is not to commit adultery. Covetousness is even behind the Commandment not to steal; if God judged you by this Law, would you be innocent or guilty? Your conscience tells you the truth; would you go to Heaven or Hell? You do not need to die in Hell for breaking God’s Laws because you can come to the Lords table and eat the crumbs from the bread of Life…
‘Hush Puppies’ get their name because of the dogs which sat around the camp fire when the men were cooking their supper from the daily catch of fish. To satisfy the dogs, they would roll up their corn bread into little balls and cook them. These would be easy for the dogs to catch, and the men would say ‘hush puppy’ when they tossed the food. There is no reason that anyone should shy away from the masters table. In the Old Testament we see that God fed the people of Israel with Manna while they wandered in the desert for forty years. This Manna is what the Angels eat and are like crumbs which fall from their table. Jesus said that he is the bread which came down from Heaven. When we have Faith in Christ as our Lord and Savior, this is symbolic of eating the bread of Life; he is our spiritual sustenance. Jesus Christ came to save hungry Sinners from the starvation of death and Hell, he will never turn anyone away. By Faith, trust in the risen Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior today…
Matthew 5:6; Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
