Daily Devotion For Wednesday Wisdom | February 25, 2026

It’s Wednesday, and time for your daily devotion. Jesus is the seed of Abraham, from the tribe of Judah, and He’s the Son of David. Yet, many in His own nation didn’t receive Him. Jewish leaders rejected Him while people of other nations embraced Him. In today’s daily devotion, never let man’s beliefs cause you to doubt Christ.

The Pharisees and Scribes

Matthew 15 presents a vivid image of a day in Jesus’s life. He was constantly watched by the Pharisees and scribes, who were jealous of His miracles, power, and authority. They scrutinized His every move to accuse Him of wrong. In verse 2, they question why His disciples transgress the tradition of the elders.

In verse 3, Jesus responds, “Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?” He goes on further in verse 6 saying that “ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.” In your daily devotion, decide you won’t put man’s doctrines or traditions before the word of God. 

Jesus Leaves the Area

After delivering a powerful teaching about the heart, Jesus leaves them and goes to Tyre and Sidon, Gentile cities near the Mediterranean coast. Even though these were non-Jewish territories, great crowds from there would follow Him. In today’s daily devotion, don’t let doubt and unbelief compel Jesus to leave the area where you reside.  

The Syrophenician Woman

In verse 22, a woman of Canaan, whom Mark identifies as “Syrophenician by nation,” hears that Jesus is in the area and she finds Him, desperately crying that He would heal her demon-possessed daughter. However, Jesus remains silent. His disciples ask that He send her away because she’s crying after them, too.

Finally, Jesus tells her that He was sent to minister to the Jews. After capturing His attention, she pleads, “Lord, help me.” Jesus says something that may seem insulting at first glance: “It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.” 

Undeterred Faith

Gentiles were considered unclean by Jews, who sometimes referred to them as dogs. However, Jesus is testing this woman’s faith, which He doesn’t see much of in Israel. Using the Greek word for a pet dog rather than the more degrading term used by the Jews, He continues metaphorically to build upon His mission to His people.

He explains that neglecting the ministry He’s called to would be like taking His children’s food and throwing it to their pets. However, the woman’s need is too great to be offended by the only Source of help she has. She responds in verse 27, “Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Her faith rises to the occasion. She believes Jesus is her answer, and she won’t let go. 

Jesus Responds

Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please him.” God doesn’t respond to weeping or wailing; He responds to faith. Jesus wants to hear her faith, and when He does, He responds, “O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.” 

Jesus had left His own nation, where religious leaders opposed Him, having no faith in His word, yet this Gentile woman does. In your daily devotion, determine that you’ll have the kind of faith that crushes doubt and unbelief, the faith that moves mountains, answering prayer. 

Live By Faith

In Wednesday’s daily devotion, it’s clear that God is moved by faith. Jesus didn’t heal the woman’s daughter because she pleaded or cried, but because of her faith. The righteous live by faith, not their emotions. In your daily devotion, commit to having strong faith in the Lord.