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John chapter 13 verse 14

Jesus says if I then your Lord and teacher have washed your feet.

You also ought to wash one another's feet.

Obviously this verse comes right in the middle of Jesus washing his disciples feet and you can just

imagine the intensity of that scene as their Lord and teacher, like the one they look up to and

respect, even revere, has just gotten down on the floor and washed their feet done what they would only

expect the most lowly servant to do.

Jesus has just redefined greatness

with a towel and a basin.

He is just stooped to be their servant

and in the process show them what it means to be their Lord.

That to know Jesus Lord is to be served by Jesus. Think about it. Like you and I, I trust, people are listening to this

podcast, most people are listening to this, you've trusted in Jesus as Lord. Well what does that mean? That means you've trusted Jesus to save you from your sins.

To do which you could not do for yourself to serve you in that way. That's the startling picture of grace in the gospel

that God stoops to serve us to save us from our sins.

But there's another picture besides that.

Obviously, that's ultimate.

But he's setting an example for his disciples.

In fact, he uses those exact words in the very next verse,

for I've given you an example.

But he says, if I, your Lord and teacher,

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