“Do As I
Have Done To You”
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all
things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got
up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself.
Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to
wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. He came to Simon Peter, who
said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered, “You do not
know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” Peter said to him,
“You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no
share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my
hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “One who has bathed does not need to
wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not
all of you.” For he knew who was to betray him; for this reason
he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
After he had washed their feet, had put on his
robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, “Do you know what I have
done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord – and you are right, for that is what
I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to
wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that
you also should do as I have done to you.”
John 13:3-15
Sometimes, as we hurry about with our own
responsibilities, we become too busy to care about other people. But we must
remember that Jesus urges us to show kindness and concern for our fellow
travelers. Jesus set the example by being a servant. We need to take the time
to be helpful too.
Christlike kindness can open the
door for a heart-touching testimony.
Nothing is more
attractive than being like Jesus.
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