Divine Servant in front of Gerber Auditorium, Ashland Theological Seminary
Jesus
Willing to serve,
Compelled by compassion.
Washing the daily filth from their feet.
The water in the bowl spilling out, uncontainable, extravagant.
He now showed them the full extent of His love.
Bending, reaching, stretching, pouring, rinsing, cleansing –
Forgiving.
Jesus is on His knees.
Serving.
The future would hold
Betrayal from one,
Denial from one,
Deserting, disowning, disloyalty
From each person He humbly served.
Yet every foot was washed, every one without exception.
Jesus’ humble service brought cleansing to feet.
Jesus’ humble touch brings cleansing to hearts.
Every heart can be washed, every one without exception.
From each heart He can humbly cleanse
Sinfulness, wickedness, bitterness.
Brokenness from one,
Failure from one -
The past has held.
Serving.
Jesus on His cross –
Forgiving.
Bending, reaching, stretching, pouring, rinsing, cleansing –
The love of God spilling out, uncontainable, extravagant.
He now shows us the full extent of His love.
Washing the daily filth from our hearts.
Compelled by compassion,
Willing to serve,
Jesus.
jsi
It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved His own who were in this world, He now showed them the full extent of His love. The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under His power, and that He had come from God and was returning to God; so He got up from the meal, took off His outer clothing and wrapped a towel around His waist. After that He poured water into a basin and began to wash disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around Him.
John 13:1-5 NIV
Just before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world to go to the Father. Having loved His dear companions, He continued to love them right to the end. It was suppertime. The Devil by now had Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, firmly in his grip, all set for the betrayal. Jesus knew that the Father had put Him in complete charge of everything, that He came from God and was on His way back to God. So He got up from the supper table, set aside His robe, and put on an apron. Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, drying them with his apron.
John 13:1-5 The Message
Jesus
Willing to serve,
Compelled by compassion.
Washing the daily filth from their feet.
The water in the bowl spilling out, uncontainable, extravagant.
He now showed them the full extent of His love.
Bending, reaching, stretching, pouring, rinsing, cleansing –
Forgiving.
Jesus is on His knees.
Serving.
The future would hold
Betrayal from one,
Denial from one,
Deserting, disowning, disloyalty
From each person He humbly served.
Yet every foot was washed, every one without exception.
Jesus’ humble service brought cleansing to feet.
Jesus’ humble touch brings cleansing to hearts.
Every heart can be washed, every one without exception.
From each heart He can humbly cleanse
Sinfulness, wickedness, bitterness.
Brokenness from one,
Failure from one -
The past has held.
Serving.
Jesus on His cross –
Forgiving.
Bending, reaching, stretching, pouring, rinsing, cleansing –
The love of God spilling out, uncontainable, extravagant.
He now shows us the full extent of His love.
Washing the daily filth from our hearts.
Compelled by compassion,
Willing to serve,
Jesus.
jsi
It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved His own who were in this world, He now showed them the full extent of His love. The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under His power, and that He had come from God and was returning to God; so He got up from the meal, took off His outer clothing and wrapped a towel around His waist. After that He poured water into a basin and began to wash disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around Him.
John 13:1-5 NIV
Just before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world to go to the Father. Having loved His dear companions, He continued to love them right to the end. It was suppertime. The Devil by now had Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, firmly in his grip, all set for the betrayal. Jesus knew that the Father had put Him in complete charge of everything, that He came from God and was on His way back to God. So He got up from the supper table, set aside His robe, and put on an apron. Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, drying them with his apron.
John 13:1-5 The Message
2 comments:
Thanks for this post and the picture. John.
This post reminds me of a friend, sadly no longer alive, that I used to do youth work with. At one of our team meetings, she wanted to demonstrate how we should love each other as Jesus did by washing our feet.
For me it was a brilliant demonstration - I HATE feet and I think that says it all!
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