Read John 13
During this section, Jesus is in Jerusalem and He is about to begin His upper room discourse or final discourse. During that him He is giving His final words of instruction and encouragement to His disciples before he will be taken away and killed. In this section of scripture He is not worried about Himself. The only thing that He is worried about is serving His disciples. The King was literally serving His servants. Foot washing was something that Gentile slaves did as the guest would enter the house. This was something that a Jewish rabbi would never be found doing. It was humble, lowly, and unclean. But it’s what the King of king and Lord of lords was doing hours before He was taken to be crucified for OUR sins.
In Verse 14 Jesus says that you ought to wash one another's feet. This was not a literal call that everyday we need to wash someone’s feet. It was a command that we need to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and serve the people around us in any way possible, no matter how lowly or uncomfortable it is. Verse 2 tells us that it was during supper when Jesus did this. The foot washing was something that was to be done as the guest entered the house. Jesus recognized that the washing had not been done so he seized the opportunity to serve and fulfill a need that His disciples had. Jesus command in verse 14 is to have a constant servants heart.
Think of some ways that you can serve others today.
In what ways have you not had a servant’s heart? How are you going to change this?
Aren’t you glad Jesus was willing to serve us the way He did by dying on the cross for us? If we as Christians will live this commandment out, as Jesus did, we will start to see the world change in amazing ways for the Kingdom of God.
-Skip
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