Be Bold

“Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you
wish.” Matthew 9:12 (NRSV)

Read Matthew 15:21-28.

At the time of Jesus, it was important for those who followed the Jewish faith to remain ritually pure. Consequently, the Pharisees and scribes were quite upset when the disciples of Jesus would not wash their hands before they would eat. But Jesus challenged the Pharisees concerning what made a person clean or unclean by saying, “It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” (Matthew 15:11 NRSV) Time and time again, Jesus emphasized what was in the heart of the person. That core principle allowed Jesus to respond to people based on their faith and not based on exterior factors.

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