them, Why are ye so fearful? how
is it that ye have no faith (Mark
4:38–40)? Jesus plainly asked those
disciples why they were full of fear,
and then He let them know they were
lacking faith.
The next time you are going
through a trial and the storms of life
are raging all around you, look to
Jesus for your deliverance. When you
call on Him, He is always ready to give
you the deliverance you need. The
storms of life will come your way, and
your faith will be tested; so you need
to keep the shield of faith before you
and press on.
Accept What Jesus Offers
A Canaanite woman went to Jesus
seeking a miracle for her daughter,
who was grievously vexed with a
demonic spirit. When she saw Jesus,
she began to beg Him for mercy
for her daughter; but Jesus didn’t
respond. And, behold, a woman
of Canaan came out of the same
coasts, and cried unto him Jesus,
saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord,
thou son of David; my daughter
is grievously vexed with a devil.
But he answered her not a word
(Matthew 15:22,23). In the natural,
you might think Jesus was being cruel
to that woman; but that is not so. He
was going to test her faith.
And his disciples came and
besought him, saying, Send her
away; for she crieth after us. But
he answered and said, I am not
sent but unto the lost sheep of the
house of Israel (Matthew 15:23,24).
The disciples wanted to send the
woman away, but Jesus didn’t do that;
and it gave her hope.
Most people would have given up
and gone home thinking that maybe
Jesus didn’t care about them but not
that woman. Even though she was
not of the household of faith, she
pressed on with faith and hope for
her daughter’s deliverance. Then
came she and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, help me. But he
answered and said, It is not meet
to take the children’s bread, and
to cast it to dogs. And she said,
Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat
of the crumbs which fall from
their masters’ table. Then Jesus
answered and said unto her, O
woman, great is thy faith: be it
unto thee even as thou wilt. And
her daughter was made whole
from that very hour (Matthew
15:25–28).
That woman had great faith,
and she received a miracle for her
daughter. We all can learn from that
woman. She didn’t let her upbringing
as a Gentile in the land of Canaan
hinder her from using her faith, and
Jesus gave her hope by letting her
stay even though He was going to
test her. She didn’t let pride and
bitterness fill her heart, and she
didn’t turn her back on Jesus.
When you are being tested, you
too must hang on to divine hope
and use your shield of faith. The
Lord knows exactly how much you
can take. That woman was willing
to receive just a crumb from the
Master’s table instead of the whole
loaf, but that was all it took; and her
daughter was made whole.
Press On to the End
Jesus has so much to offer each
one of us in this final hour, but you
will miss out if your heart is not in
the right condition to receive when
you are being tested. When you
are faced with a trial, you have to
be careful not to be offended by
Jesus. He may not come to your
rescue right away because He may
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