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."

Mark 7:27 NKJV

At first read this seemed really harsh. A bit like reading a text message and missing the heart of the person writing...I think Jesus knew what her response would be to this "test", that he was checking that she really knew what she was asking, and who she was asking.

He was highlighting to the people in the room that he was there for more than the children of Israel, he was there for everyone, including those the Jews treated and saw as beneath them, as less than.

And today, Jesus words are a gentle chiding that I expect blessing ahead of others, I forget that his heart is for the lost, sick, marginalised, the children...who do I look at as "less than", as undeserving?

Jesus is here for all.

#outrageousgrace

#Godsgym

#gospelofmark