What Faith Can Do ~ Matthew 15:21-28

Canaanite woman

²¹ From there, Jesus went to the regions of Tyre and Sidon. ²² A Canaanite woman from those territories came out and shouted, “Show me mercy, Son of David. My daughter is suffering terribly from demon possession.” ²³ But he didn’t respond to her at all.

His disciples came and urged him, “Send her away; she keeps shouting out after us.”

²⁴ Jesus replied, “I’ve been sent only to the lost sheep, the people of Israel.”

²⁵ But she knelt before him and said, “Lord, help me.”

²⁶ He replied, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and toss it to dogs.”

²⁷ She said, “Yes, Lord. But even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall off their masters’ table.”

²⁸ Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith. It will be just as you wish.” And right then her daughter was healed. 

Faith ..  knowing who God is, what He has done for you, what He can do . . 

Believing He is an all-loving God but also remembering respect bought by a solid fear of what defying Him can bring. 

Yes, faith . 

Plain 

Simple 

Unadorned 

Sometimes faith that God will indeed do all He has promised each of us is all we have to hold onto. 

Sitting back with a prayer knowing we need to believe and be ready. 

What, then is the sense of believing if we are not preparing for what He has promised?!!