Let Him Wash You | John 13:6-11

He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.” For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” — John 13:6-11 There are so many great points to make in this single interaction between Jesus and Peter, but I want to focus on one particular line of this moment. It's where Peter responds to Jesus with, "You shall never wash my feet." I think many people have this kind of response to Jesus, more than they care to admit. In this situation, Peter attempts to appear as if he is too lowly to let King Jesus serve him. However, this understanding is misplaced, and it is a wrong response to the Lordship of Jesus. Peter longs to appear humble, meek, and undeserving, but if he persists with this response, it will only prevent him from receiving the grace, love, forgiveness, and mercy of Jesus. Jesus must wash his feet. This means that you must allow the King of Creation to wash your feet. So for those of you who have been rejecting Jesus because you feel unworthy of his love, forgiveness, grace, and mercy, here are two certainties you need to know. First, you do not deserve to have your feet washed by Jesus. And second, you must let him wash your feet. Therefore, stop rejecting his cleansing. If you do, that's not humility; it's a display of false humility that rejects the very thing you need — the cleansing of Jesus, our Savior and Lord. So start here today. Say this out loud and see what happens, "Jesus, I need to let you wash my _________________!" ASK THIS: How does Peter's initial response of refusing Jesus' act of washing his feet reflect my own tendencies to resist receiving God's grace and mercy? In what ways can I cultivate a genuine humility that allows me to accept and embrace the cleansing and forgiveness offered by Jesus? DO THIS: Say this out loud and see what happens, "Jesus, I need to let you wash my _________________!" PRAY THIS: God, give me the humility to accept your cleansing, the wisdom to understand your ways, and the grace to receive your love, forgiveness, and mercy. Amen. PLAY THIS: Amazing Grace. Check out other all Vince Miller's videos and audios for small groups at: https://beresolute.org/ Get Vince's most widely read resources The Daily Devotional at: https://beresolute.org/mdd Check out more ALL IN products like the one Vince is wearing at: https://beresolute.org/product-category/all-in-hats/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Connect with Vince socially: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/millervince INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vinceleemiller LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincemiller TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vinceleemiller