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"You call me "Teacher" and "Lord," and rightly so, for that is what I am.
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,
Background:
This is during the LAST Supper of Jesus with the disciples, the night before Judas
Iscariot betrayed him. Washing of feet at that time is a customary to the Jews and
necessary knowing that they use Sandals most of the time. Washing of feet though
is never done by a Jew, only a slave or other people with different nationality.
Reflection:
- How will the future generations remember you? Will they look up to you and
follow your footprints? Have you set a good example to others? Here Jesus became a
great Example to his disciples saying even though He is the Lord and Teacher, He'd
still wash their feet so they too can wash each other's feet. With this act, his
message was sent across effectively.
2. Humility
- When was the last time you chose to accept your mistake and asked for
forgiveness? When was the last time you still asked forgiveness even though it was
not your fault? Here Jesus did a humbling act in washing his disciple's feet.
There are a lot of reasons to justify why He shouldn't do it. One is He's the
teacher and Lord. A lord doesn't wash his followers' feet. Second, he's a Jew and
no Jew should do such a thing. Third, he's GOD, the creator of all things. But
even if he knows his authority and "position", he still chose to bow down and
washed his disciple's feet.
What is the Lord telling us?
9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him
the name that is above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and
on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father.
At the end of the day, it's Him who should be lifted up instead of us. It's Him
who should be recognized not us.