The Canaan Woman

Matthew 15:21-29, Then Jesus went from there, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and besought Him, saying, Send her away; for she cries after us. 24 But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But He answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou will. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 29 And Jesus departed from there, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

The Canaan Woman
God is great and shows mercy to who He will when He will. Through faith, all things are possible. The woman from Canaan cried out to Jesus for mercy, she knew Jesus had the power to save her daughter, but Jesus didn’t answer her. The disciples wanted to have her removed because Jesus didn’t respond to her. Now Jesus didn’t respond to her right away because she wasn’t a part of His church, Judaism. Jesus is the head of the church and came to offer the bread to His church members first and later offer it to the world by laying His life down on the cross. And it just wasn’t time to give the bread to the world yet. The bread is spiritual gifts and spiritual learning.

When Jesus responds and tells her that it wouldn’t be fitting to fulfill her request; because it’s the children of Israel’s time to receive the bread. But she is so desperate for the Lord to heal her daughter. And she knows Jesus can heal her daughter; she begins to worship Jesus, saying, “Lord, help me.” Jesus tells her it’s not right to give His children’s bread to the dogs. The dogs are those outside His church, Judaism. She responds, “Yes, Lord, yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” This woman is so desperate for the Lord to help her, she is in tears; pouring her heart and soul out to Him. She admits she isn’t worthy or deserving of anything; she is just begging Him for a crumb for her daughter, from her master’s table. Not the whole loaf, just a crumb.

It takes faith, humility, and knowledge that her hope lies in the hands of the Lord. She doesn’t care who’s around; she is determined to seek God and petition Him for her daughter’s sake. God, Jesus, shows us His great compassion, love, and mercy as He grants this woman’s request. God always rewards faith and will never turn away the faithful.

The same spiritual bread spoken of here is the same bread Jesus is telling us to pray for in the Lord’s prayer. The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to seek Him for our spiritual learning. He wants us to speak to Him with the respect that He is due. And reverence Him and His name, for His name is power. We need to be mindful to ask Him always to keep us from temptation and deliver us from evil. We need to remember to forgive others for their trespasses against us; so we can be forgiven, as well.

The Lord’s Prayer
Matthew 6:9-13, [prayer only]
Our Father which is in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debt, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Understand, Spiritual healing isn’t for non-believers, it’s for only the faithful in Jesus Christ. So, if you ever pray for someone to be healed and they didn’t get healed, depending on the circumstances, it was not your fault. That’s right, the problem wasn’t necessarily with you; it might have been their lack of faith preventing them from getting healed.

Matthew 7:6, Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Acts14:9-10, The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, 10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

The Lord’s Prayer [pray in the morning]
Our Father which is in heaven, Hallowed is Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will is done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debt, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

- [ 9 ] begin with respect and praise “Our Father” and “Hallowed is your name” or “Holy is your name” [10] you are acknowledging through faith that Jesus is coming back and God is sovereign in earth as in heaven [11] you are asking God for spiritual teaching and healing the things that are needed to be saved [12] forgive our sins as we forgive those that sin against us [13] requesting protection from the tricks of the devil, because God has the power over all things including the devil.

- By praying this prayer you will receive protection and blessings. This is why you want to pray this at the start of your day… but you should pray three times a day. Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever.

Praise the Father and the Son
Revelation 5:9-14, And they sung a new song, saying, Thou are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou was slain, and has redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And has made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him that lives forever and ever.

Here we see in verse 13,“Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever.” Everyone worshipping Him that sits on the throne [the father] and the Lamb [Jesus]. Only God can be three and one at the same time, Jesus is the part of God that laid down His life for all of us.

John 5:22-23, For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father which has sent Him.

John 6:40, And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that everyone which sees the Son, and believes on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 14:12-14, Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father. 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask anything in My name, I will do it.

John 14:23, Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep My words: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John 14:26, But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Matthew 6:5-15, And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy closet, and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which sees in secret shall reward thee openly. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knows what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which is in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Paul’s example
Romans 1:7-10, To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

We see here that Paul gave thanks to God the Father through Jesus Christ. He also greeted people with the blessing, ” Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

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