Stand Still in the Faith

“From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.” Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. Mark 7:24-30 NKJV

I don’t think that this Gentile woman hid terrible hurt and expressed mere modesty in order to earn a favor from the Lord Jesus Christ. No, she truly accepted Jesus Christ as Lord with tremendous awe and trembling respect. What she found in Jesus was so remarkable that Jesus was the Lord of glory and yet became the least of all in His humility and lowliness.

Since she had such fear and awe for the Lord Jesus Christ, even at the moment of being treated as a dog, her faith in Him was not shaken at all. She stood still on the rock of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. For her, it was a test of faith in Jesus Christ. I believe Jesus knew that she would pass the test.

God knows what is inside of man, so did Jesus. Jesus Christ knew that woman and what was inside of her, even the deepest part. No one can fool God. Our Lord Jesus Christ is looking for such a person whose faith rests on the Person Jesus Christ who became a man and yet is the Lord of glory, honor, and praise.

Yes, our Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord of all. Without Him nothing was made that was made. At the same time, our Lord Jesus Christ is so compassionate and sympathetic and merciful that He never turns down any request of His children. Do I have such an awe and fear and trembling respect for Jesus Christ my Lord? I pray each day that I may stand still in the solid rock of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.