“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” (Matt. 15:28).
Did Jesus say, “Oh, woman, great is thy faith. Be it unto thee as God wills”? No, He said, “Be it unto thee even as thou wilt” – and her daughter was made whole. You see, this woman’s will was involved.
Sometimes people don’t set their wills into action as they try to get healed. They hope and pray that their faith works. But if they don’t receive their healing in a certain time frame, they go another direction. They find it easier to keep an alternative route open rather than to hold fast to their stance of faith.
But this woman set her will in motion. She willed to get her daughter healed, and there was no alternative way.
She came to Jesus and said, “My daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.” Jesus didn’t speak a word to her. She fell down and worshiped Him, and He said, “It’s not right to take the children’s bread and cast it to dogs.”
But the Syrophenician woman said, “Well, even the dogs get the crumbs that fall off their masters’ tables.” She called Jesus her Master. She wouldn’t let anything defeat her – not humiliation, pride or anything else. She was going after healing for her daughter no matter what it took!
We need to realize that God has provided healing for us and then make a bold stance of faith. We can set our wills in action by saying, “I’m going after my healing, and I’m not quitting until it’s manifested!” When we get that stubborn and tenacious in our faith, we’ll see results!
Such a high price was paid for my healing that
I refuse to go without it. I know what is mine by faith,
and I will not quit until it manifests in my life!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.