Think about it. Jesus, the Son of the Living God, the King of Kings, the Prince of Peace, took the time to wash the feet of His disciples. The disciples should have been washing His feet, right? But Jesus humbled Himself before the very people He was leading to serve them, including Judas, who was going to betray Jesus. He washed their feet, fully aware of all of their shortcomings and knowing that they weren’t worthy. He looked past all of that to wash their feet.
Think about the condition of your feet, spiritually not naturally. (Although I could use a pedicure right now.) Think about the many missteps you have made throughout your life, the times your feet went in the opposite direction of where God was telling you to go. Those missteps may have resulted in spiritual scars that you have experienced throughout your walk with the Lord. But Romans 10:15 says, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!” Jesus looks past the condition of your feet and declares them beautiful when you share the goodness of the Lord.
Jesus wasn’t preoccupied with the appearance of His disciples’ feet. He took the time to demonstrate humility and love to each one of them. He was leading by example and showing the importance of serving one another. He knew that all power had been given to Him and that He would soon be returning to His Father, and instead of commanding His disciples to serve Him one last time or to take time to applaud Himself for all He had done for them, Jesus instead sat humbly and washed their feet. And He loved the disciples to the end. That’s incredible to me.
So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. (John 13:12-15)
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