Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
Christ commends her faith not as mere sentiment but as conviction held steady against formidable opposition. She recognized His heavenly power from a feeble spark of doctrine alone, humbled herself without closing the door to His grace, and forced her way through, as it were, by sheer strenuous effort. A heathen woman's faith puts to shame a nation that boasted itself consecrated to God.
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Christ left them justly, for willful prejudice against the Gospel provokes Him to withdraw His light. Yet into that dark corner near Tyre and Sidon He came with mercy in store, showing that the ends of the earth shall see His salvation even when the favored reject Him.
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Commenting on Matthew 15:21-28
He seems surprised that she, a poor Gentile woman, should express such strong faith in Him, calling Him Lord, owning Him Messiah, worshipping Him as God, and despite being repulsed, even called a dog, she remained importunate and believed she would succeed. Power went forth from Christ and dispossessed the devil; her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
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