Our paragraph topic is: (The Canaanite woman) Part 2.
And the Canaanite woman came. And she cried out to the Lord. And she cried out to the disciples. And she cried out that all the people heard. And she did not receive an answer. For she was desperate. She was determined. She would not be moved. So, she cried and she cried and she cried. And she did not despair. She did not quit. She did not turn around. She did not allow hopelessness to come in. For she knew that Christ was the answer. She knew that he was the one. She knew that through him her prayers would be answered. So, she did not relent. She cried out for her daughter who was beset with by a devil.
And the disciples heard her cries. The people heard her cries. And they wanted her to stop. They wanted her to turn around. They wanted her to be quiet from all the woes that she felt. But Christ did not respond. Christ did not answer her. Christ only heard her cries and her tears and her pleases for help. But the disciples wanted her to stop and they sought Christ to send her away but he would not. He answered her not a word. And his disciples came up and besought him saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us."
Who cries out to God today? Who beseeches Christ that their prayers might be heard? Who will not be moved? Who will not turn away? Who will be relentless? Who believes that he is the one? Who knows within themselves that their prayers will be answered? Only those who believe greatly, only those who know that their belief is truth and that no one or nothing will turn them around. The world would detain us. The world would turn us. The world would have us not believe. The world will test our faith. The world will question our belief. But only those who know will not be moved. Only those who know will not turned from their faith in Christ. For they know without a doubt the Christ can solve their problems, cure their ills, bring peace, give joy to the heart, bring salvation, and restore happiness to those who believe in him.
The Canaanite woman believed. The Canaanite woman knew. For she had heard the words that had come to her of the testimony of Christ. She had faced the evil that was in her daughter without finding relief. No one was able to help. No one was able to cast out the demon. But she had heard of the miracles of Christ and she knew that he was the one. Do you know that he is the one?? Do you believe that he can save? Do you believe that he is the answer?
We seek answers in the world today. We seek ways to cure our ills, to solve our problems, ways to provide wealth that we believe will bring us peace. What do we find? We find temporary peace, temporary joy, temporary love, temporary happiness, but not the peace that comes from the Father. Christ knows our desires. Christ knows our wants and our hearts. And he answers not a word. How long will you cry out? How long will you seek him? How long will you wait for his answer? How long will you believe?
And the Canaanite woman came. And she cried out to the Lord. And she cried out to the disciples. And she cried out that all the people heard. And she did not receive an answer. For she was desperate. She was determined. She would not be moved. So, she cried and she cried and she cried. And she did not despair. She did not quit. She did not turn around. She did not allow hopelessness to come in. For she knew that Christ was the answer. She knew that he was the one. She knew that through him her prayers would be answered. So, she did not relent. She cried out for her daughter who was beset with by a devil.
And the disciples heard her cries. The people heard her cries. And they wanted her to stop. They wanted her to turn around. They wanted her to be quiet from all the woes that she felt. But Christ did not respond. Christ did not answer her. Christ only heard her cries and her tears and her pleases for help. But the disciples wanted her to stop and they sought Christ to send her away but he would not. He answered her not a word. And his disciples came up and besought him saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us."
Who cries out to God today? Who beseeches Christ that their prayers might be heard? Who will not be moved? Who will not turn away? Who will be relentless? Who believes that he is the one? Who knows within themselves that their prayers will be answered? Only those who believe greatly, only those who know that their belief is truth and that no one or nothing will turn them around. The world would detain us. The world would turn us. The world would have us not believe. The world will test our faith. The world will question our belief. But only those who know will not be moved. Only those who know will not turned from their faith in Christ. For they know without a doubt the Christ can solve their problems, cure their ills, bring peace, give joy to the heart, bring salvation, and restore happiness to those who believe in him.
The Canaanite woman believed. The Canaanite woman knew. For she had heard the words that had come to her of the testimony of Christ. She had faced the evil that was in her daughter without finding relief. No one was able to help. No one was able to cast out the demon. But she had heard of the miracles of Christ and she knew that he was the one. Do you know that he is the one?? Do you believe that he can save? Do you believe that he is the answer?
We seek answers in the world today. We seek ways to cure our ills, to solve our problems, ways to provide wealth that we believe will bring us peace. What do we find? We find temporary peace, temporary joy, temporary love, temporary happiness, but not the peace that comes from the Father. Christ knows our desires. Christ knows our wants and our hearts. And he answers not a word. How long will you cry out? How long will you seek him? How long will you wait for his answer? How long will you believe?
