WED, 18TH FEB, 2026 - 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 (𝐈)

𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋
WED, 18TH FEB, 2026

𝕋𝕆ℙ𝕀ℂ:
𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐇 (𝐈)

𝔹𝕀𝔹𝕃𝔼 𝕀ℕ 𝕆ℕ𝔼 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ:
Numbers 28; Numbers 29; Numbers 30; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Corinthians 14.

𝔽𝕀ℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℝ𝕀ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼:
Matthew 15:21-28
[21] Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

[22] And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” 

[23] But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” 

[24] But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 

[25] Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 

[26] But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” 

[27] And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” 

[28] 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.

𝕄𝔼𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕐 𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊𝔼:
James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕀𝕍𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝔸𝕃 ℚ𝕌𝕆𝕋𝔼𝕊:
Importunity moves God; stay persistent in your faith!

ℙℝ𝕆ℙℍ𝔼𝕋𝕀ℂ 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐:
𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨' 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚.

ℙℝ𝔸𝕀𝕊𝔼 & 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕊ℍ𝕀ℙ

Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

MFM Daily Devotional Message Wednesday, 18th February, 2026.

Faith moves mountains; it makes the impossible possible. Faith means believing that God can do something and holding on to Him until He does it. Jesus already said that even the tiniest faith, faith as small as a mustard seed, can move God to act.

We consider the Canaanite woman today as one who demonstrated great faith. In our fire scripture, we see that Jesus entered the region of Tyre and Sidon, a Gentile territory, where a Canaanite woman pestered Him to heal her demon possessed daughter. The first interesting fact to note is that Jesus initially appeared to ignore her. There are times when you pray and it feels like God is ignoring you because there's seemingly no response. In such moments, faith demands that you stay persistent. Take a cue from this Canaanite woman.

The next thing to note is that she saluted Him as "Son of David," revealing her understanding of His covenant origin. When you come to God in prayer, your faith is strengthened because you know the One who has promised to hear you when you call. Even though there are distracting voices like the disciples' who urged Jesus to send the woman away, you remain focused.

Jesus' next response is puzzling. He told her that His healing virtue was for the children of Israel, not strangers like her. This statement did not deter this woman; rather, she matched Jesus' wit by saying that she was willing to get the crumbs from the children's table. Her faith was so strong that she believed that even the crumbs, the leftover of the anointing, would do. This humble response, along with her worship, impressed Jesus. He commented, "O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt" (v. 28) Her persistent faith paid off.

Beloved, faith is a heavenly currency. If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you should grow in your faith. If this woman, who was considered a "stranger," could receive from Jesus through her persistent faith, how much more you, who have been accepted in the beloved? Think about this!

MFM Daily Prayer Points 18th February, 2026
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
1. O Lord, give me persistent faith, in the name of Jesus.

2. O Lord, give me faith that perseveres, in the name of Jesus.

3. O Lord, give rne faith that will not fail, in the name of Jesus.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

4. O Lord, as I humbly present my petition, answer me by fire, in the name of Jesus.

5. Voices mocking my faith, be silenced, in the name of Jesus.

6. My miracles, manifest by fire, in the name of Jesus.

7. O Lord, reward my faith, in the name of Jesus.

©2026 𝙈𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘳. 𝘋.𝘒 𝘖𝘭𝘶𝘬𝘰𝘺𝘢 (𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘳, 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦)