“If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14)
Jesus is infinitely above us in rank. Therefore, if He condescends to do something for us lowly human beings, how much more should WE be willing to follow in His steps, and do these things for each other?
This is true in a number of ways: Continue reading
“For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.” (John 13:15)
Here Jesus gave His disciples — and all us reading His word today — one of the most important lessons about leadership: lead by example. SHOW those who are following you, what to do by your own example. Continue reading
“For He knew the one who was betraying Him …” (John 13:11)
“He KNEW.” Judas’ betrayal didn’t catch Jesus off guard. “HE KNEW” — all about it. So why did He allow it? Why didn’t He do something about it? Continue reading
“Peter said to Him, ‘Never shall You wash my feet!’ Jesus answered him, ‘If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.’” (John 13:8)
There can be no fellowship with the Lord for human beings, unless we have been washed. We are sinful: we have each inherited a sin nature, and we have each personally chosen to sin. Our sin separates us from fellowship with a holy God. This is why Jesus told Peter that if He does not wash us, then we can have no part with Him.
But thankfully, that is exactly why Jesus came: Continue reading
“Jesus answered and said to him, ‘What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter.'” (John 13:7)
Of how many things that happen to us are these words true: “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter”? Continue reading
“Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself.” (John 13:3-4)
John 13:3 describes the confidence that Jesus had in His relationship with His Heavenly Father. As we saw in the devotion on :3 here, Jesus KNEW: 1) Where He came from; 2) What God had given Him, and 3) Where He was going. As a result we see here in :4 the strength this confidence gave Him: Continue reading
I served as pastor of Southern Baptist churches in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana for almost 30 years before taking a medical leave from the pastorate in February 2013 due to dysautonomia (POTS) and moving to Norman, Oklahoma. Blessed with renewed health, I was called as Senior Pastor of Pleasant Ridge Baptist in Morganton, NC in February 2015.
In this blog I share daily devotions from my own personal Bible readings, as well as sermons, book reviews, illustrations -- and occasional humorous "peeks" at life inside this pastor's home!
