Lesson 10 Washed by Jesus
Questions 4, 5 and 6
In our text, we observe Jesus preparing to wash His disciples’ feet, something a common house slave would do in those days, and He tells them upfront His motivation for washing them is His love for them. Loving and serving go hand in hand.
Peter rejected the thought of Jesus, the Lord of glory, stooping to wash his feet like a lowly servant. Peter said, “you shall never wash my feet.”
Question 5. According to John 13:9, how did Jesus’ declaration affect Peter?
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Jesus came to this earth “not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28). His service is prompted by love. As we consider Christ’s act of love here, please notice how the scene unfolds:
Jesus was fellowshipping at the table with His disciples.
Jesus took off His outer garments and wrapped Himself with a towel.
Jesus washed the feet of His disciples.
Jesus returned to where He was.
During this process, Peter initially refused to have Jesus wash his feet, but Jesus made it clear that nobody has any part with Him unless He washes them.
This cleansing has a greater meaning beyond the local setting where Jesus washed the feet of His disciples. Jesus made it clear that the prerequisite to being with Him is to be washed by Him. Nobody has any part with Christ unless He cleanses them.
Friend, this truth should wake us up! We have no part with Jesus unless He washes us! We have no share in Christ, we have no eternity with Christ, unless He washes us. This reality is severe and should cause us to say what Peter said: “Wash all of me!”
Oh, yes, Lord Jesus, wash all of me! Don’t you feel yourself crying out with Peter, “Then wash my hands and my head,” in fact, wash my heart and my mind, cleanse every part of me!
Question 6. Would you like to pray as Peter did? Please take this space to write out your prayer to Jesus.
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