Washing Feet

 I can't imagine how dirty people get their feet when they walk in sandals all day like they did in Jesus' day. I am sure they developed callouses on their feet, as well, which held the grim even more. Then, they had to wash their feet well at the end of the day before eating and going to bed. The rich people had lowly servants to do this for them, but the common folks did it themselves.

Jesus assumed that job of the lowly servant on the day He ate the last Passover supper He had with His disciples. (John 13:14) He stooped to wash the feet of each one of them, and He told them that since He, their Lord and Teacher, had washed their feet, they should wash each other's feet. What a great example for all of us today.

Jesus was and is the Lord of all. He created everything in the universe, and He holds it all together by His sustaining power. He was anything but a lowly servant. Also, Jesus was their Teacher. In Eastern cultures teachers are held in the highest esteem, too. People look up to them and do whatever they say. However, the Lord and Teacher chose to be a lowly servant.

Then, Jesus commanded His disciples and us, as His followers today, that we should wash each other's feet. In other words, we should be ready to humble ourselves to do whatever it takes to be of service for another believer or for anyone God calls on us to serve. It is the one of the most important ways we can be like our Lord and Savior.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read John 14-17.