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Relentless!

Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Matthew 15:28

Listen: A Canaanite woman came to Him. "Lord, My daughter is suffering terribly" ...He answered, "I was sent only to Israel, It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs." "Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted" (Matthew 15:22-28). This woman was an outsider, yet she pushed through and got what comfortable insiders often miss because they're complacent. Talk about hurdles! First, Jesus refused to answer her. Next, He said, "What I have is only for the Jews" (paraphrase). Finally, He said, "It wouldn't be right to give the children's bread to dogs" (paraphrase). But she refused to be shut down, put off, or discouraged. Listen to her: "have mercy on me!" (Matthew 15:22). She's not asking for what she deserves, she crying out for what she needs. As a result, Jesus broke every precedent, removed every obstacle and answered her prayer. And if you'll persist, He'll do the same for you too! In reality, this woman told Jesus: "Let the children have the bread, all I need are the crumbs" (paraphrase). Church folks neglect the bread (of life), waste the bread, complain about the bread, don't even show up for the bread - but desperate people pick up the crumbs and find life! They know that if there's power in the loaf, there's power in the crumb, and when a crumb from God is all you can get, a crumb is all you need. So, what do you need from Jesus today? How badly do you want it? Be relentless!

Prayer
Heavenly Father, give me the attitude to accept a crumb FROM YOU rather than a deserved loaf from someone else. In Jesus' Name, Amen