Love Like Jesus Week #2
Certain things gross me out—not washing your hands in the bathroom, or touching food without washing your hands, pet hair in the food you cook. If I could widdle it down to one thing…when you’re with me please wash your hands. And spit on the Birthday Cake from “blowing out the Candles”…leaves me praying for the Rapture :D! Yet if it’s someone I love, it doesn’t cross my mind! If we are totally honest, we will do some pretty gross things for those we love (parents changing a diaper is such a good example of getting dirty for those we love)! Jesus was no different! Enter the Passover Feast with His best friends…then He does the weirdest thing—He washes their feet!
Jesus Washed their Feet To Show:
- It’s NOT ABOUT ME
- Imagine being Jesus here…you are about to go to the Cross, you’re with your best friends and instead of cherishing the last few moments with you…they fight over who is going to be the greatest Luke 22:24
- So Jesus steps in, puts a towel on His waist on washes the Disciples feet John 13:4-5
- Jesus steps up and says “I’ve got this…I’m not only going to tell them to serve, I’m going to show them”.
- I’m NOT AFRAID of Your MESS John 13:6-12
- Jesus knew His friends were about to betray, deny and abandon Him & His last act wasn’t how to get even…instead He came down to them, met them right where they were and cleaned once of the messiest (grossest) parts of the human body.
- The significance of washing feet in the Jewish culture was that when guests came to your house for a meal, a servant would wash their feet before they enjoyed the meal. For Levite Priests, they had to clean themselves before they could go to the Altar of Burnt Offering (so they had to be clean before they could partake in keeping others clean…don’t miss that!)
- I imagine Jesus was praying for each one of them as He washed their feet! How powerful that a King would humble Himself to come down to meet us in the midst of our nastiest mess. What if Jesus was cleaning their feet to prepare them for their next step?
- SERVING Is How You SHOW ME To The WORLD John 13:13-17 Luke 22:25-28
- When Jesus explains He explains that when we want to truly show Him to the world we serve. He explains He came here to serve…not to be served!
- Want to make your life better? SERVE, Want to make your marriage better? SERVE,
Want to make your business better? SERVE, Want to make your family life better? SERVE
Want to Change the World for Eternity’s Sake? SERVE
Take Away:
Compare times in your life where you’ve been more and less involved in service. What patterns do you notice?
Who has Jesus placed in your life that He’s called you to serve regardless of the mess? What steps can you take to serve them this week?
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Tyler West 