Think about it. The Ministry of Jesus was filled with startling surprises. The God of

the universe born in a stable, or Jesus the King of the Jews riding into Jerusalem on a

donkey. Well, today on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall presents another paradox.

He's midway through a brand new teaching series called Compeld by the Cross. And in this

next study, we'll observe Jesus on the night before his crucifixion, stooping in humility

to wash the feet of his disciples. Chuck titled today's message, Christlikeness in one word,

and we begin with prayer.

He who dwells in the secret place of the most high will abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Oh, God,

you are our hiding place, our special refuge, often our only hope. There are times our father,

we confess that your patient seems too long suffering, and your grace seems too extensive,

when wrong rules are thrown in, and truth fights for its place on the scaffold. Remind us,

as our father, as we sit at our full table today to eat our meals, that there are those just

across the way who have nothing. No place to sleep, no food to eat, no fresh water to drink,

no promise of relief. So all of this, our father, we lay before you that you might rectify,

we pray for peace or justice, may it roll down, and may we be able to step back and say only the Lord.

Under whose wings we rested and waited, came to our rescue. You were sovereign, our God. Oh, the

depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and the knowledge you have, how insurgeable are your

judgments unfathomable or your ways. So we trust in you, and we wait upon you. We lean hard in

confidence and hope in the name of our Savior, our victorious Lord. We pray. All God's people said,

Amen.

Why did he wash their feet? First, because their hearts were proud. When you read Luke 22, you get the

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