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May '25
Serving with Purpose
19
May '25
Introduction: Did you know that when we serve our Lord Jesus by serving others that pleases Him? Of course it is done by His enablement. Take for example when He was in the upper room with His disciples just before going to the cross where He paid our sin debt in full. After supper, He grabbed a towel along with a basin of water while stooping to wash the dirty feet of the disciples. When is the last time you washed anybody’s feet besides your own? But what was the purpose? Why did He do it?
What lessons can we learn?
1. The visible act of Jesus washing His disciples feet is an illustration of what we need Him to do to us daily! (John 13:4,5) – “He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.”
Listen to what Peter said to Jesus and then Jesus’s response. “When cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.”
The point of this part of the devotion is to reveal that after we have been “saved” by His GRACE thru FAITH, then because of this world, the flesh, and the devil, we need daily washing – cleansing because we get dirty. Keep in mind, this daily washing is for the purpose of restoring FELLOWSHIP not SONSHIP.
2. His purpose was to demonstrate the real heart of a servant, which in turn should cause us to do the same! (John 13:13-15) – “Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.”
Plain and simple, huh? We are to do the same, no questions asked! Our Lord was teaching humility through serving others. Are you following?
Conclusion: Are you needing Jesus to wash your feet today? Will you be willing to wash someone else’s feet today?
Remember, there is a definite purpose in serving our Lord. Go do likewise.
Remember, there is a definite purpose in serving our Lord. Go do likewise.
Love y’all,
Dr. Randy Reese