I agree with Selwyn, these following verses, tell us a lot about the nature of our God (John 13:1, 3-5, 12-17, NLT). ” … Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. … Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God.
So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. …
After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.”
Selwyn writes in today’s study: “… The consciousness of His greatness was the secret of His humility, for, as you see, only the great can afford to stoop. … Christians, worship at the feet of a God who washes their feet.”
I think, another great aspect of these verses is that Jesus teaches by example – He asks us to do – what He has done. All of His followers should be prepared, and have the heart for, the washing of each other’s feet - to clean off, the dust of daily life.
When, by an act of humility, was the last time that you helped someone to become spiritually clean?
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I agree with Selwyn, these following verses, tell us a lot about the nature of our God (John 13:1, 3-5, 12-17, NLT). ” … Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. … Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God.
So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. …
After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.”
Selwyn writes in today’s study: “… The consciousness of His greatness was the secret of His humility, for, as you see, only the great can afford to stoop. … Christians, worship at the feet of a God who washes their feet.”
I think, another great aspect of these verses is that Jesus teaches by example – He asks us to do – what He has done. All of His followers should be prepared, and have the heart for, the washing of each other’s feet - to clean off, the dust of daily life.
When, by an act of humility, was the last time that you helped someone to become spiritually clean?