FAITH CAPSULE: Canaan maintained her desire and remained focus to receive from Jesus.

Proverbs 20, Matthew 15:21-28

Desire is a like a force that drives one to arrive at expected end. Desire can be described as a strong inner feeling that compels one to attain what the heart sets up for. With desire man is set not to give up but to push on to achieve expectation. A woman of Canaan with desire had a strong inner feeling which compelled her to receive healing from Jesus despite denial held against her from receiving from Jesus.
It is written, “Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.’” (Matthew 15:21-22) The woman of Canaan desired positive response from Jesus but response for her was enough to discourage her desire from Jesus. Matthew 15:23-24 recorded Jesus and His disciples’ response to the woman of Canaan, “But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, ‘Send her away, for she cries out after us.’ But He answered and said, ‘I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’”
Life is full of ups and down as the world is loaded with discouragement to work against man’s desire. However, man’s desire and focus will deliver to one without turning back from pursuing to an expected end. The woman of Canaan maintained her desire and remained focus to receive from Jesus. Instead of her giving up, she pressed further. She persisted to receive by resisting all discouragement. The Bible recorded, “Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, ‘Lord, help me!’” (Matthew 15:25) Despite her desire, Jesus answered her, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” (Matthew 1:26) Jesus’ answer was not enough to discourage the woman of Canaan’s desire but made her to insist and persist for her miracle. The woman responded to Jesus, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” (Matthew 15:27) The woman of Canaan’s desire from the depth of heart was not hidden from Jesus as Jesus ultimately answered 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 15:28)
God only sees and moves by desires in the heart of man. When man’s heart moves by his way it is certain that God see the heart. Proverbs 21:2 stated, “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts.”  For man there is no place for secret in the heart which God cannot see. Proverbs 20:27 buttressed, “The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.”
The case of the Canaan woman demonstrated that Jesus answers to all with desire for expectation.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to desire from God without failing.