John 13:3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God,

From the previous verses we learned that Jesus knew His time to depart was at hand, He loved His own, and that intense suffering, grief, rejection, and shame was imminent. In this verse we learn that He also knew that all things necessary for Him to do the Father’s will were at His disposal and that in a matter of hours He would behold the joyful, loving, glorious face of His Father in heaven. With these things in mind He wanted His disciples (and us) to see what the humility-born love of His Father looks like in sandals. The same knowledge that Jesus had (listen or read this carefully), we have to motivate us to live to love with Him. Our time is short. We expect to suffer. We have everything we need to do the Father’s will. We will see our Father’s glowing face soon.

Acknowledgment: Music from “Carried by the Father” by Eric Terlizzi. www.ericterlizzi.com