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And she said, True, O Lord; but even the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ tables. (Mat 15:27)
The exchange seems almost harsh. This woman comes to the Lord and worships him exclaiming ‘Lord, Help me!’ and yet the Lord rather than instantly commending her for her faith, further tests her profession. He says that it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs. Our passage shows that she understood the Lord’s meaning, she understands that she is a Gentile. What part do we who by birth are not children but are more properly speaking dogs have with the Lord of Glory?
Her piety was on display for all to see. She openly acknowledges who she is, an undeserving Gentile who is not an heir to the promise. And yet she does not respond to the Lord as if there was an offense. She acknowledges her lowly condition and in her meekness the good deposit of faith is clearly demonstrated. The simplicity of her confession should not indicate that the wellspring of her faith was a shallow pool. Her faith was one of depth that acknowledged her depraved and sinful condition.
Bound up in her confession was the Sovereignty of God, and in her testing the love of God in election was clearly portrayed. That we would recognize the testing of our profession as evidence that while undeserving we are lovingly adopted by our Lord and King.