And behold a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Jesus saying “have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed….But He answered her not a word. Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord help me!” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Matthew 15:22, 23, 25,28



Let’s set the scene. So, you have Jesus and His disciples, who were all Jews, when this Gentile woman approaches and ask for Jesus to heal her demon possessed daughter. The disciples encouraged Jesus to tell her to leave their presence. But, He said not a word. Can you imagine the desperation of this woman? She somehow knew Jesus could heal her and bring her daughter back to a normal life again. Yet, He said nothing and I’m sure she felt the brush off from the disciples.



So, what did this woman do? She started to worship Jesus. For a moment in time she put her personal agenda aside and simply worshiped Jesus, because He is worthy to be worshipped. Although I’m sure Jesus was ready to heal her daughter, He wanted to see her faithfulness, and she came through like a light shining thru the darkness. Jesus even called her a woman of great faith. And from that act of worship, Jesus healed her daughter once and for all.



Maybe you’ve got a request for Jesus and you’ve been pleading for His help with not even a whisper from Him. Set aside your personal agenda and spend time worshipping Jesus Christ, your Lord and Savior. You’ve got time to praise Him for all He has previously done and claim what He will do through your faith and trust in Him. God bless!