May 5 – Feet Washed by the Greatest Servant

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself. Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. So He came to Simon Peter. He said to Him, "Lord, do You wash my feet?" Jesus answered and said to him, "What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter." Peter said to Him, "Never shall You wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head." Jesus said to him, "He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you." John 13:3-10  

Clean is clean. Wash up those dusty feet. Walk around all day on the dusty paths around Jerusalem and you'll want to wash your feet before your recline at the table for supper.  Usually a servant washed the guests' feet when the arrived--but that didn't happen, so Jesus Himself washed the disciples feet. What a humbling experience--for each of the disciples and for Jesus. Jesus had such a servant's heart. Nothing was beneath Him. He was willing to wash filthy, dusty feet--probably callused and rough. Would you be willing to humble yourself to wash a dozen guys dusty, dirty feet? To bow before them, one by one, remove their dirty sandals, pour water over their feet. What love.

I've had to do this and more for the last couple of weeks for my husband since he is recovering from hip replacement surgery. It has been humbling for both of us--but it also shows us how much we really do love each other--at a time when we've taken each other for granted. Do you love others enough to humbly kneel before them, take off their shoes and socks and wash their feet?

RSVP: Jesus is calling you to be a servant today. How will you respond to Him?

Prayer~ Jesus, help me to be more like you--willing to serve others in a way that may be humbling to me. 

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All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.