Matthew 15:22-23,25,28 KJV
“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. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 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”.
There are things you may never be able to get by right. You may never qualify for certain privileges as we see in our text, but protocol can be broken on the platform of worship any day. The woman in question here was a Gentile woman of syrophenician origin, and she was in a very dire situation. Her daughter was about to be killed by a demon which had possessed her for long now. She sought help from Jesus without any response for a while. Now, the reason why Jesus could not help her was because it was not yet time for the Gentiles, and Jesus Himself commanded the disciples to only go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
When the woman persisted through His disciples, Jesus responded to her, saying that it was not good to give the children’s bread to dogs. One would have expected her to walk away in anger, but she took it to a whole new level of faith, by confirming that the dogs also eat of the crumbs from the children’s table.
But that was not the main highlight. She actually prostrated and worshipped the master as she pleaded for her daughter. Her worship broke the protocol of time. Yes, it was not yet time for the Gentiles, yet her time came because of her worship.
Your worship can break the norm and get you so blessed beyond what you are qualified for. Her worship fast forwarded time, and it became her time. Your worship can make your time come, by suspending all existing protocols and barriers.
There lies the secret you need for your intervention from God. Grace to release your worshiping in Jesus Name.
Action Points
i. Stop the complaining today and begin your worship.
ii. Resist any temptation to query or question God.
Prayer
-Lord I worship you today.
-Now that I know that worship is my key, I apply for grace to worship you acceptably in Jesus Name.
Nugget
You may never qualify for certain privileges in life, but protocol can be broken for you on the platform of worship any day.
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