May 23
John 13:1-30
In John 13 we are told that Jesus “now showed them the full extent of his love.” Jesus showed his love through service. He postured himself as the lowest person in a household by washing the disciples’ feet. He humbled himself by becoming a servant to show love. He stooped down to bless others. If we are to follow in the way of Jesus this is the same mindset we need to adopt. In the time of Jesus serving was looked down upon. Today we speak of servant leadership and service as a beautiful thing, but that is only because of the example of Jesus. Without his model, we would probably live in a world where the only way to live was to climb over others to get what we want. Yet Jesus lived a reversal of this mentality; he lived as a king who served.
In contrast to Jesus’ heart of service, we see the betrayal of Judas. Nothing hurts more than being betrayed by someone who we thought loved us. This failure to love wounds deeply. The path of Judas and the path of Jesus are the same options that are open to us. Let us follow in the path of Jesus and choose to love through service. We need to have eyes for whom we can serve and creativity to know how to do this well. Our service may be shocking, perceived as humiliating, or make no sense to others, but this is the way of Jesus. Let us choose to show the full extent of our love and do so by serving.
Father God, give me eyes to see who to serve and wisdom to know how to do it well. Amen.
How can you more consistently show the full extent of your love for others through service?
In John 13 we are told that Jesus “now showed them the full extent of his love.” Jesus showed his love through service. He postured himself as the lowest person in a household by washing the disciples’ feet. He humbled himself by becoming a servant to show love. He stooped down to bless others. If we are to follow in the way of Jesus this is the same mindset we need to adopt. In the time of Jesus serving was looked down upon. Today we speak of servant leadership and service as a beautiful thing, but that is only because of the example of Jesus. Without his model, we would probably live in a world where the only way to live was to climb over others to get what we want. Yet Jesus lived a reversal of this mentality; he lived as a king who served.
In contrast to Jesus’ heart of service, we see the betrayal of Judas. Nothing hurts more than being betrayed by someone who we thought loved us. This failure to love wounds deeply. The path of Judas and the path of Jesus are the same options that are open to us. Let us follow in the path of Jesus and choose to love through service. We need to have eyes for whom we can serve and creativity to know how to do this well. Our service may be shocking, perceived as humiliating, or make no sense to others, but this is the way of Jesus. Let us choose to show the full extent of our love and do so by serving.
Father God, give me eyes to see who to serve and wisdom to know how to do it well. Amen.
How can you more consistently show the full extent of your love for others through service?
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