“Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be fed first. For it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” She replied and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.” Then he said to her, “For saying this, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.” When the woman went home, she found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.” -Mark 7:24-30
Is there anything more faithful or more loving than a dog? They gave up their freedom and wildness to live with and serve their masters. They love their masters unconditionally and want only to please. How blessed are we that God created such examples for us?
If dogs can be faithful and love man, in our most imperfect ways, how much easier should it be for us to be faithful and love God? The scraps falling from the Lord’s table are more than we need. But we are more than mere dogs to Him; He gives us much more than measly scraps. He invites His children to dine with Him at His table.
God gives us so much, yet do we have faith and love enough that the Lord could call us dogs?