Do you sometimes wonder when you read in the Bible, and it says in there when Jesus was washing the feet of his disciples, what that meant? From John chapter 13 verse 4 and 5, “He got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.”

We have to remember Jesus was a servant and demonstrated this with his disciples the night before he died. After they entered the room where he would eat his final meal, he picked that moment to do the lowliest task a servant could do, wash feet. Jesus did this not out of the false humility or to receive praise. In fact, one of his disciples, Peter, chastised him for it.

Men can wear a lot of hats, friends, co-worker, boss, son, brother, father, uncle, just to name a few. But there are so many people in our lives we are called to serve in love. One of the easiest ways to share the gospel with them and to teach them the character of God is to serve them in the way Jesus served others. It doesn't mean you have to go wash their feet. What it means is each day we have opportunities to wash the feet of those around us through selfless and sometimes humiliating acts of service. We can clean up their mess. We can show mercy and grace when judgment is warranted. We can consider them greater than ourselves and spend time with them in ways that honor them and not us. We need to serve like Jesus. Serving others gives glory to God. It makes him happy. It makes him see that we are doing the work that Jesus called us to do.

So finish now with a prayer. God, I am the servant. You are my Lord. I'm here to serve you so that others see you. Help me to remember that when I serve the people in my life in honesty and humility that I magnify you alone. Father, help me to help those around me and to serve those that are in need. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.