Woman of Canaan

I never understood this portion of scripture but I decided to dig in and with prayer and talking with my Teacher (Holy Spirit) I searched. 

Matthew 15:21-28

The woman from Canaan was a place in Tyre and Sidon
These 2 places were heathen nations that had taken captive and destroyed Israel/ Jerusalem. Jesus in one of His teachings had stated about Tyre and Jerusalem " But I say unto you it will be more tolerable at the day of judgement than for you.  Matthew 11:22

This woman was from this region we would call her a heathen a sinner. 

She's heard of Him (Jesus) and that He has healed the sick and freed the demon possessed. 
Her daughter is demon possessed. She calls out to Him and states what she wants. 

She maybe just be someone wanting a miracle, but no belief of who Jesus is. 
(People ask for prayer - do they just want to be healed or do they seek the Healer to follow?)

The disciples say "Send her away."
At that point Jesus responds to her. "I am not sent, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

Remember Jesus has said various times that He only does what His Father told Him to do, goes only where His Father tells Him to go. 
At this point He hasn't gone to the cross for the world. 

Then something in her changed. She fell at His feet and worshipped Him
And said 3 words, "Lord help me."
She humbled herself lying on the ground for all to see, 
She honored Him by calling Him LORD. 
She asked not demanded. 

Jesus' response to my mind has always seemed so cruel. It doesn't anymore. When I was on the throne of my life and when people were more important I thought wow Jesus. But now I understand when God says something He means it. He's just, and what moves Him is our faith. 

Jesus says to her "it is not meet (right) to take the children's bread (Jesus is the Bread of Life His assignment at this time is to the children of Israel and Israel only) and give to the little dogs. (This phrase was how Israel viewed sinners or anyone not Jewish). Her response determines everything. She could have gotten insulted or offended and walked away without receiving anything. 

The woman says, "Yes you tell the truth (she knew she was a sinner she knew she shouldn't receive anything- but she was bold) but even dogs eat crumbs from their masters table. " 


She was bold she also was saying You are my Master and  I believe your crumbs are more than enough. Your crumbs are more than any banquet. 

I can just hear Jesus saying with such emotion "OH WOMAN GREAT IS YOUR FAITH."
Be it unto thee ever as thou wilt."

Great faith: changes situations instantly. 

You got to put action to your faith
It doesn't matter where you come from. 
It doesn't matter what your past is. 
It doesn't matter what mess you are in now. 

Great faith:
Comes humbly
Comes in worship
Comes with faith belief and faith only comes from hearing and hearing the Word of God. 
Comes speaking the Word. 
Doesn't take no / silence for the answer


Silence- This is not the only place where Jesus was silent at 
Someone's request. 

Here's a challenge read the Gospels and find the times Jesus
Just kept walking their boldness and persistence made Him respond. 
Let me know what and where you find it. 
Happy digging 
Be blessed

2009 to 2016

Wow,  life got busy and I forgot I had this blog. So many journey's through these 6 years. To many to go into. The only journey worth anything is my journey following Jesus. I follow Him, He doesn't follow me. I love Him so much, He is everything to me. He is my portion as the Psalms says, and what a glorious portion He is.

Many trials, tests, and mistakes, BUT GOD. Those two words always remind me of my dad. He would always say that, "But God."

My pastor purchases a reading Bible calendar for us every year, and we read through the Bible with him (at home on our own). He checks up on us periodically by saying, "Whose still reading through the Bible with me?" Those that are, raise their hands, and at the end of the year we call in to say we have completed the reading and then on the 2nd Sunday he hand's out certificates. I love that about my church and pastor. I love that he stresses reading the Word of God. Making a daily dose of the Word of God a priority for our lives.

I began again on January 1st - and it just amazes me how the Bible is living - alive! God said My Word is New Every morning. He is so right. I have read the creation and Noah. I have taught these lessons in children's church numerous times, but every time I open my Bible and begin to read again - something new - its like reading it again for the first time.

What I discovered this time: Noah in the ark: 40 days it rained, but he and his family were in that ark along with all those animals for much longer than I ever understood (until today). The log of time begins with 140 days that God remembered Noah, then God sent a wind, then 50 more days, then 7 days then another 7 days, then all of a sudden it says after the 600 year and something days the land was dry and then I think 7 or something days more the land was dried.

I am a very literal person, so Noah, his family, and all those animals, birds, and creeping things were in that ark at lease 800 hundred years. But lets say that I got it wrong and that isn't right. Let's say we just take the 140 + 50 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 211 days.

This event is so much more supernatural than I ever imagined. To feed and care for all those inside the ark the provision had to be supernatural - yet its not written in the Bible, that God provided for them. Do you think God wanted us to dig in and see it was a given, that God would provide and care for all in the ark.

As I think on this, it just is overwhelming and so huge. It should be a given (a knowing) that God will supernaturally provide, care, for our need, when we follow Him, His direction, and instruction, and don't give up.. God is so much bigger we believe He is, he is so much more than our minds can conceive as the song goes. My pastor says, "Your faith cannot not grow bigger than your knowledge of God." He is so right. When we skim through the Bible, or read those familiar passages and verses with "I've read that before." I know that. The hardest people to encourage are those that continually say, "I know, I know."

I pray you will begin this year with reading your Bible, opening those pages and purpose to read every word, every passage, every scripture as if you never read it before. Ask the Lord to open our eyes - (Ephs. 1 & 3) and your understanding. Look for the little re-occurrences when God repeats a word or phrase, He wants us to get it.

Be blessed today and let the God (Author) of Peace dwell in your heart richly.