📖 "In fact, a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit heard about him right away. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was Greek, Syrophoenician by birth. She begged Jesus to throw the demon out of her daughter. He responded, “The children have to be fed first. It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” But she answered, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” “Good answer!” he said. “Go on home. The demon has already left your daughter.” When she returned to her house, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone.” -Mark 7:25-30 Common English Bible
This woman was desperate. Her daughter was being tormented by a demon, and she knew that Jesus could set her daughter free. Jesus did not say He would help her daughter, but then again, He didn’t say would not help her. He simply told her that one does not give bread to the dogs. The Syrophoenician was not moved. Nothing would hinder her from receiving what she needed from Jesus. Her response to Jesus not only caused a favorable response from Jesus but also caused her daughter to be set free from the oppression of the enemy. When we want something from God, we must not give up until we get what we came for. We must persist. We cannot be moved by what we see. We cannot be moved by what we hear. The circumstances cannot move us. Having done all to stand, we stand. Faith stands until it receives. We must do the same.
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