Thinking Like A Servant
John 13:1-5
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
1 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.[2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas,[ son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.
Servants base their identity in Christ.
One of the most profound examples of serving from a secured self image is Jesus washing the disciple’s feet. Washing feet was equivalent to be a shoe shine boy, a job devoid of status….But Jesus new who He was, so the job did not threaten his self image.
3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God.
When you base your worth and identity on your relationship to Christ, you are freed from the expectations of others, and that allows you to really serve them best.
The closer you get to Jesus, the less you need to promote yourself!
Eric Waechter
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