John
13:12-17
12 So after
he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again,
he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
13 Ye call
me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought
to wash one another's feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to
you.
16 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he
that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye
know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
We as believers have a tendency to
feel as though we are supposed to somehow be esteemed. We may not say
it verbally but it’s visible in our actions. We may sometimes involve ourselves
in conversations that really have no profitable gain just to demonstrate the
knowledge we may have of the bible. Or to feel as though we’re important
because we have memorize some scriptures. I love the fact that in this passage
of scripture Jesus washes the feet of those who are following after Him. Then
tells them that they should do the same for one another. How selfless is that? He tells them you call
me Lord and master, and you should because I am, but understand the order and
structure. Jesus was sent by God and we are sent by Him, and we should serve
one another in humility that no one
person thinks of himself to be more than he is.
Grab and go: Early in this chapter.
Peter is baffled by the fact that his teacher, Lord and master is washing the
feet of those who aren’t worthy, (including himself) to strap the lace of his
shoe and doesn’t want Jesus to wash his feet. Jesus says unto him, unless He
washes him, he would not be clean. John 13:6-8.
James 1: 9 Let the
brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted. Humble
yourself before God, and demonstrate the Love of God by serving one another
with patience, longsuffering and humility.
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