Ready to Serve
So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." (John 13:12-15) Servanthood is something entirely different in the Kingdom than it is in the world. Jesus understood what it meant to be a Son, so He was not ashamed or embarrassed to be a servant. In His mind, there was no contradiction. We tend to see servants as less-than or inferior to those they serve; therefore, servants are often poorly treated and lightly esteemed. Not so in the Kingdom of God! A servant's heart treasured by the Lord, especially among His sons and daughters. That is why Jesus is the perfect example of royalty, sonship, and servanthood — and His example reflects the hea...