How resolute are you in following God? Is it only when it’s convenient or do you go out of your comfort zone? The Bible tells in Mark 7 of a Syrophenician woman who came to Jesus asking for his help to heal her demon-possessed daughter. It was in a place where Jesus had hoped to come in quietly but she managed to be aware and made her request.  While she initially received a No from Jesus on the basis that the miracles were reserved for children, her persistence and humility in being willing to ‘eat from the crumbs of the children’s table’ earned her Jesus’ compassion and she received her miracle. Though unqualified, she left with her miracle. There are other instances in the Bible such as the parable of the judge who was pestered all the time till he got judgement for the woman who was pestering.  With that we were reminded in the Bible that if an unjust judge can do that, how much more our faithful and all-sufficient God. In the Bible reading today, we see the instance of Jesus withdrawing into a desert place due to the prevailing circumstance in the city at the time. However, people followed him into the desert and the Bible records that he was moved with compassion and healed their sick. As an added perk, they partook in the miracle of the feeding of the multitude with the five loaves of bread and two fishes.  Consistency and persistence in following God pays. Don’t give up before your change comes. 

Prayer: Dear Lord, than you because you are the faithful God who rules in the affairs of men. You lift one up and put down another. Thank you for your faithfulness over our lives. Lord I receive the grace to stay focused looking unto you as the author and finisher of my faith. Please come through for me and perfect all that concerns me in Jesus name 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾. ‎