When Jesus Answers

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Matthew 15:21–28 NKJV
21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” 24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” 27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

When Jesus Answers

When Jesus Answers

There is nothing more valuable than clarity of message.

Proverbs 4:7 NKJV
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
Proverbs 16:16 NKJV
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

The priority of Wisdom

Wisdom is
++The Fundamental Pursuit
++The Beginning

The Value of Wisdom

Getting it is
++Better than Gold
++Knowledge of God
Proverbs 1:7 NKJV
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The purpose of instruction
++Is not to make people smarter
++Is to lay a foundation for wisdom
Proverbs 1:5 NKJV
5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
Proverbs 24:13–14 NKJV
13 My son, eat honey because it is good, And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste; 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off.

When wisdom is found Hope is strong.

Why is hope important?

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Hope > Hh)
Hope is “An expectation or belief in the fulfillment of something desired”
In the Bible Hope is describe as
++A feeling- Something desired will be fulfilled Job 6:8, Rom 15:4, Rom 15:13
Job 6:8 NKJV
8 “Oh, that I might have my request, That God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Romans 15:4 NKJV
4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:13 NKJV
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
In the Bible Hope is describe as
A feeling- Something desired will be fulfilled Job 6:8, Rom 15:4, Rom 15:13,
++A Grounds-A reason for being hopeful Prov 10:28, 1 Th 2:19
Proverbs 10:28 NKJV
28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 NKJV
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
In the Bible Hope is describe as
A feeling- Something desired will be fulfilled Job 6:8, Rom 15:4, Rom 15:13,
A Grounds-A reason for being hopeful Prov 10:28, 1 Th 2:19
++A Desire-To expect and wish for something 2 Cor 5:11, Heb 11:1
2 Corinthians 5:11 NKJV
11 Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.
Hebrews 11:1 NKJV
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hope is the embodiment of
++Our Desires
++Our Optimism
++Our expectation
Faith is God way of
++Awakening Hope
++Making future hope a present reality
++Imparting divine wisdom
James 3:17 NKJV
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

A Miracle Moment

Every miracle starts with a need

Matthew 15:21–22 NKJV
21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
They came from
++The Same Place
++A Shared Experience

It is not uncommon for people with shared experiences to have different issue.

The women cried out to Him

She recognized
++His Lordship
++His Authority
++His Compassion

She cried for mercy

She was in a Miracle Moment

Miracle moments can cause us to question things about God
Questions
++Does God know my situation?
++Does God care about what I am facing?
++Am I important enough to God?
Matthew 15:23 NKJV
23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

He answer without a word

What do we do when we cannot here God, when there is no clear answer?

Matthew 15:24 NKJV
24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

What happens when the answer does not seem to include us?

Matthew 15:25 NKJV
25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

Why did she respond in worship?

Here opinion of Jesus was unchanged
He is still worthy of the praise
Matthew 15:26 NKJV
26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

What happens when it is clear that what you need is not available to you?

This woman has all the reasons
++To be discouraged
++To loose her hope
Matthew 15:27 NKJV
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
Faith find an opening
++When all hope is gone
++When no one understands
++To get Jesus to answer
Matthew 15:28 NKJV
28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Some answers had been given
++He gave no answer
++He gave a purpose statement
++He gave a statement of exclusion
When Jesus Answered
++He did not speak to himself
++He did not speak to the crowd
++He did not speak to the deserving
++He spoke to the Women

O’ Woman, Great is your faith!

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