The Faith of a Canaanite Woman (Matthew 15:21-28)
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” 25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. 26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” 27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
Lord Jesus came to preach gospel to the people of Israel first, not the Gentile. Canannite woman is a gentile. Because of her persistence, Lord Jesus granted her request. Lord Jesus praise her for her faith. Here we see that persistence in prayer is important.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 says that pray without ceasing.
We should have persistence in prayer. Seek Him until we find him. Knock until the door is open. Fervent in prayer, pray for those in authority, pray for all the saints, pray for the needy, pray for the sick, etc.
