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Confidence

“The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.” Matthew 15:25

If you take time to read the context of this desperate cry, you will find a mother who is seeking help for her daughter. It’s terrible, the demonic attacks on her. Desperation breeds persistence. Jesus remains silent for He did not want to go against what the Father directed, which was to begin with and focus on the Jews and later the Gospel would spread to the Gentiles. And they were right now in Gentile territory and this desperate mother did not fit His current assignment. Or did she?

God always responds to confident faith. The confidence was not in herself or her goodness. Her desperate cry was from a heart that knew Jesus was the only answer. And that confident faith acknowledged the priority set by the Father (the Jews) while saying that even the children’s dogs get a few crumbs from the table. I think Jesus smiled. She understood but her banter demonstrated great faith. And He immediately healed her daughter.

Her confidence was in a person, not her faith. In her heart, only the Lord could help her. Only the Lord could heal her daughter. Only the Lord. So, she persisted in her pursuit of the Lord.

Do we persist in pursuing the Lord or if it appears He is ignoring us or inexplicably remaining silent do we turn away? The morsels are waiting at His table for all who have confidence in Him!

Prayer Focus: Lord, help us to demonstrate persistent confidence in Your Lordship today, even when we feel like You may be ignoring us. Thank You for the morsels that come from Your table.

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