“Be It To You As You Desire”

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. -Matthew 15:28

Did Jesus say, “Oh, woman, great is your faith. Let it be to you as God wills”? No, He said, Let it be to you as you desire”! –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 severely demon possessed.” 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!

CONFESSION:

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!

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999