Have mercy on me and — Consider my distress and extend thy compassion. Consider the pain of my household Lord. Daily my
daughter is being tormented by this unclean spirit. Her need drives her to Jesus and nothing can
drive her from him. She was tenaciously holding on. Jesus had helped thousands and had never
turned one away. This woman was determined she would not be the first. Jesus
tries her faith. If she was going to come ahead of the time of the gentiles she
would have to be remarkable and she was! She wasn’t concerned with the conditions and
the particulars necessary to get a blessing; she just came believing. Many have
a promise but little or no faith to appropriate it. .
In Mt 15:23 the bible says; But he answered her not a word. And his
disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after
us. — There is a piteous cry, but the answer was silence. It wasn’t that Jesus did
not hear her, or that he was not moved by her petition. Had the Father of
mercies run out of mercy. ( the Father
of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our
tribulation, 2Co 1:3 ). Jesus couldn’t
remain silent in the presence of so much sorrow. She came to be blessed and she would not
leave without it. What miracles have been wrought by an iron will and
determination. What impossible deeds
have been performed by it! Jacob said, “ I won’t let you go until you bless me”.
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