Sorry for missing a week. My sincerest apologies.
John 13 rocks my world. We begin by reading about the King of kings washing feet. Doing the most disgusting, lowly task that existed in that society. And as if that isn't enough, He follows this amazing act of service by predicting that His time is running out and that betrayal is soon to come. He will be betrayed in different ways - by Judas handing Him over, and by Peter, who will disown the Lord three times. I can't get over how Jesus, knowing these men were on the brink of such incredibly hurtful failure, washes their feet anyway.
I've memorized verse 34, which is a nice sounding verse. "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have love you, so you must love on another." That verse would sound nice if spoken at a picnic on a warm, spring day. But to speak those words in the midst of all that was happening and about to happen, Jesus shows us a kind of focus and calm in the midst of turmoil that desperately makes me want to be like Him.
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