The love of God is amazing and stunning… once again touched by the scripture when Jesus washes the feet of the disciples.
The scripture is as graphical as a movie playing in my head. Jesus and the 12 disciples coming a long way to Jerusalem, they are exhausted. They entered a room, Jesus has made arrangement for the Passover dinner. The room seated 13 tired men, but who will first pick up the towel and basin to wash their filth feet? The job was supposed to be done by the lowest servant of the house. No eyes contact with Jesus’. No fingers move an inch dare to catch any attention of initiation. Jesus get up from his seat, roll up his sleeve, tied his rope around his waist, pick up the towel and basin. He kneels down, unlace the sandals, put the feet into the water. The creator of the universe, the hands created the stars are now doing foot massage. Jesus washes every single one of the disciple’s feet, even Judas, who will betrayal him, even Peter, who will denial him three times before the rooster call. Jesus knows what will happen, He realizes even before Judas and Peter know they will commit such act. When Jesus kneels before Judas, He washes Judas’ feet like everyone else. There’s no where in the bible mention a word that Jesus skip Judas or give a lecture to Peter before washes his feet. Jesus impartially serves every single one of the disciples; even He knows they will do wrong against Him.
I couldn’t help but my tears filled my eyes. Lord, please don’t… The Lord said, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” and “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” Why you leave such a beautiful footstep for us to follow on forgiveness? The part of me inside would revenge eye for eye, hand for hand, tooth for tooth, but you pour out your life into mine unreservedly, I couldn’t but learn to love impartially and selflessly like you. We all need to learn to serve and love those that stabbed brutally, slandered unsparingly and spitted disrespectfully. Often times we see other’s dirty feet but never think of taking up a humble role of a feet washer. We all have filth dirty feet, drop your head and take a look down at your own feet, my feet is not any cleaner than yours. Often times we think we know so well of other’s bad record , however, love keeps no record of wrong. Jesus loves the church of Corinth, a blessed and talented but messy church. Divisions in the church, immortal brother, lawsuits among believers, sexual immorality, misconduct in marriage…etc, the body of Christ is wounded and scarred everywhere. Jesus’ heart is aching and dripping blood. These are things He would never want to see among His church. These are the things that torn His body apart. These are the thing that ought to be stopped immediately. Paul addresses the issues in the church of Corinth. He lectured and exhorted them with harsh word, discipline, authority, history of the Israelites and at last LOVE. Love is the remedy of the ordeal and the language that should spoke among us followers of Christ. Lord, have mercy on your people, to bravely stand, boldly protect and to impartially love.
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