At this point in the night known as “The Last Supper,” Jesus identifies Judas as the betrayer. After dismissing the fraud from their fellowship, Jesus then proceeds to tell the disciples how they were to live once He returns to the Father.

At the Last Supper, Jesus washed the disciples feet for 3 symbolic reasons:

1. To show what sacrifice He would make for them the next day at the crucifixion

2. To show them their need for daily confession and repentance

3. To show them the type of humility that Christians must live their life with

The people who witnessed Jesus’ works and words during His earthly ministry, did not believe because they could not and because they would not. Our task as Christian’s is not to worry about who can and can’t, but to share the gospel with those who haven’t and to love and disciple those who have. May our hearts continue to break for the lost and ache for our brethren.

Christ calls His disciples to follow Him to the Cross, and to serve Him while on earth. In doing so, we follow Him to the Father and will recieve our crown of righteousness.

How do you view Christ? 

As fallen creatures, we will always fall short of placing Him in the proper view. However, by His grace and through His Word, we continue to grow in our understanding of a Savior who died so that we could live.

The meal in John 12 teaches us 3 key ways to rightly worship Christ. Martha serves, Lazarus sits, and Mary sacrifices, all with the goal of glorifying God.

The people who were supposed to be leading the people of Israel in holiness and righteousness, were so consumed with pride and vanity that they missed the Messiah within their very midst.

Jesus Christ is the Resurrection and the Life, both spiritually and physically.

We often think of grace as God’s unmerited favor—receiving things we don’t deserve. But God’s grace is also what empowers us to do the things He has called us to do—like giving. Have you ever considered giving someone else what you have in abundance? If so, how often do you? If not, why not?

Jesus Christ came to give the sheep of God abundant life, eternally. When we hear and heed the voice of the Lord, we receive eternal life, never perish, and become unsnatchable! That kind of news should cause us to tell the world about the Good Shepherd called Jesus.