But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
Job 16:5 (NIV)
Demonstrating by Cathy Vinson |
In the account of Jesus washing the feet of His disciples (John 13:1-17), He demonstrated to them the full extent of His love. From the heart of a loving teacher, came the following thoughts from this text: Why did He do it? His heart would be breaking in the midst of such service. He would be ministering to the one who would betray Him.(?) 1. Their feet were dirty. The common, familiar, daily human need. Jesus ministers to what is daily. He knows what is the accumulation at the day's end. Dirt and sludge can occur in ministry and service. 2. He could do something about it. Sometimes the need awaits action and doing. Can we do something about it? He did. 3. He did not have an obligation. Under no obligation, He did not have to. People can wash their own feet! He did it solely out of love for them. 4. He went above and beyond duty in order to serve them voluntarily in love. That is where the blessing begins. As He went beyond what was required and did it voluntarily, they could taste of the ministry and love of Jesus. This is the wonderful kind of Lord He is! 5. Lesson: "If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them" (John 13:17). We may have yet to taste of the happiness Jesus here speaks. He is waiting to bless those that will replicate His kind of love and service. Let us get beyond obligation and enter into the beautiful ministry of our Lord. *Notes from teaching of Dr John Williams - EFCER |
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