To Have Great Faith

“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.” – Matthew 15:28 Today, I want to continue exploring the remarkable faith of the Syrophoenician woman. The story continues with Jesus saying, “I’m not going to give the children’s bread to dogs.” She comes from a place viewed as wicked, among people considered outsiders. In His time, this statement would have been deeply offensive. It doesn’t sound like something Jesus would say, right? Yet, there is a lesson here. When Jesus says this, how does she respond? She answers, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” Jesus then tells her—astonishingly—“For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.” She went home and found her child lying on the bed, completely healed. In Matthew’s account of this story,