Read John 13
Jesus never ceases to amaze
us with his love and servant attitude.
His idea of greatness is to serve, which, as usually was the case with
Jesus, went against everything the world believed. To have “made it” in the world meant to have
others serving and taking care of all your needs. To bow down in front of someone of lesser
societal stature than you and wash their dirty feet was something that would
have been considered outrageously ridiculous.
But that is who Jesus was. He
knew we were created in the image of God and to be truly happy in this life, is
to be God-like, as best we can. To be
God-like is to love. When you truly love
a person, you have no problem washing their feet.
The neat part of servanthood
is, as you have probably have discovered, the one who gets the greatest
blessing is the server. That’s why Jesus
says in verse 17, if you serve, you will
be blessed. Jesus said, “If I, as
your Lord and Teacher will wash your feet, then you should have no problem
washing each other’s feet”. If we truly
want to be like Jesus we must have a servant heart, swallow our pride, and get
down in the trenches, loving and serving anyone who needs it.
May God help all of us to
have the mind of Christ. God bless
you.
- Eddie Lee
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