The gospel writer states that “Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God” (3). Jesus, however, never used his power to dominate or manipulate another person. Rather, Jesus chose the path of love and took on the role of a servant, washing his disciples’ feet.

What makes Jesus so powerful is not a fear of retributive justice, but his willingness to restore and take what others deem useless or dirty and make it beautiful. He doesn’t ignore the parts of our lives that we prefer to keep hidden, the parts that we think that if God knew about, we would not be acceptable to him or others. Jesus came to fully embrace all of who we are. It is in washing our feet that he shines light to even the darkest parts of our life. In fact, Jesus said, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” We must let Jesus wash our feet and love us to the end.
Application: Lord, your sacrificial love reaches my innermost being. Thank you for such love.
One Word: Jesus washes our feet.