狗在桌子底下也吃孩子们的碎渣儿（可7:28）

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  Even the Puppies Get Some Scraps" — Mark 7:26-28 (What Jesus Did!)

妇人回答说：“主啊，不错；但是狗在桌子底下也吃孩子们的碎渣儿。”（可7:28）

    一个外邦人的妇女来见耶稣，求祂医治她的女儿。主耶稣起先没有直接答应她，反而说些为难这妇人的话，但她并没有因此退缩，却更多表现出她投靠主的决心。

    我们有时因为渴望家人亲友信主，想要尽量挪开一些影响他们决志的因素。就如向他们强调，信主之后不一定要去聚会，甚或避免提到不可再拜偶像，或烧香、祭祖等。又或急不及待，想要勉强未清楚认罪、悔改的家人信服受浸。

    本来渴望亲友早日信主，出发点是好的，但我们忽略了，人在基督里的信心是神的话语所赐的。在福音书中，我们看见耶稣有时故意把一些难处放在来求告祂的人面前，要他们三思。但就像这迦南妇人一样，这些难处不但没有吓到他们，反而让他们更显明对主的信靠之心。

    可见人若有真确的信心，眼前的难处不能妨碍他们归向主。 



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