Matthew 15:21–28. While others begged Jesus to send the Canaanite woman away, she refused to back down, revealing a desperation that moved heaven.

Jesus’ silence wasn’t rejection, but invitation. Her faith pressed past offense, and her response gave her access to covenant promises she wasn’t even “qualified” for. Pastor Ryan Schlachter reminds us: breakthrough often comes when we let Jesus offend our expectations. Even the crumbs of His presence are more than enough.

Desperation that draws near is the door to divine encounter.