“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.” – John 13:14-15.
Back in Bible times, it was customary and polite for the host
of the house to offer foot-washing to guests.
Either a servant would be called to do the washing, or the head of the
house himself would do it.
In my opinion, this is the best example of servant leadership
you can ever learn from. The amazing
thing is, it was Jesus who gave illustrated this by example to His
disciples. While everyone in the world
should consider washing Christ’s feet to be the deepest honor imaginable, He
was on His knees washing theirs. Jesus
willingly washed 12 pairs of tired, dirty, stinky feet.
Although we don’t usually literally wash each other’s feet
nowadays, the idea is to serve someone in a very humble way. Jesus was deliberately setting an
example. How are you going to receive
this challenge? Who can you serve?
And just because I love hymns, I have to share this for the
sake of my music friends… did you know that there is a hymn entitled “The World
is Full of Smelly Feet”? Seriously! Although I’m pretty sure Jesus didn’t rhyme
and tell his disciples in this way, these lyrics from the first verse are quite
interesting (not to mention rather humorous)…
“Jesus said to His disciples,
‘Wash those weary toes!
Do it in a cheerful fashion,
Never hold your nose!’”
*Words by
Michael Forster
That's all for now! Keeping things short and sweet today. Please talk to me below!
What are
your thoughts on this passage? What do you think characterizes a good
leader? Whose feet can you wash today?
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