Evening, March 27
Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings
Matthew 15:27
"And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall
from their masters' table."
Matthew 15:27
This woman gained comfort in her misery by thinking great thoughts of
Christ. The Master had talked about the children's bread: "Now," argued
she, "since thou art the Master of the table of grace, I know that thou
art a generous housekeeper, and there is sure to be abundance of bread
on thy table; there will be such an abundance for the children that
there will be crumbs to throw on the floor for the dogs, and the
children will fare none the worse because the dogs are fed." She
thought him one who kept so good a table that all that she needed would
only be a crumb in comparison; yet remember, what she wanted was to
have the devil cast out of her daughter. It was a very great thing to
her, but she had such a high esteem of Christ, that she said, "It is
nothing to him, it is but a crumb for Christ to give." This is the
royal road to comfort. Great thoughts of your sin alone will drive you
to despair; but great thoughts of Christ will pilot you into the haven
of peace. "My sins are many, but oh! it is nothing to Jesus to take
them all away. The weight of my guilt presses me down as a giant's foot
would crush a worm, but it is no more than a grain of dust to him,
because he has already borne its curse in his own body on the tree. It
will be but a small thing for him to give me full remission, although
it will be an infinite blessing for me to receive it." The woman opens
her soul's mouth very wide, expecting great things of Jesus, and he
fills it with his love. Dear reader, do the same. She confessed what
Christ laid at her door, but she laid fast hold upon him, and drew
arguments even out of his hard words; she believed great things of him,
and she thus overcame him. She won the victory by believing in Him. Her
case is an instance of prevailing faith; and if we would conquer like
her, we must imitate her tactics.