Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today's reading is really similar to yesterday's reading. We covered the first half yesterday,

so today we'll recap the last half. John's account of the Last Supper includes a detail

no other gospels talk about, where Jesus washes the disciples' feet. This is the job of a servant or a

slave to wash the filthy first-century sandal-wearing feet. Peter knows how humbling this is, so he tries to

refuse it. But Jesus is using this as an object lesson, and humility is one of the

primary points, so Jesus does it anyway. The other main point of the footwashing is to symbolize

the way he washes away our sins, which makes it so ironic that he does it even for Judas. But he

clarifies this point for us by telling us in verse 10 that Judas is not clean.

John tells us that Satan has already put it into Judas' heart to betray Jesus.

This idea of Satan putting something into someone's heart is terrifying, right?

I've heard Tim Keller compare this to the strings of a grand piano.

If you open the back and sing a note, the string of that note will vibrate. You can play the piano

without even touching it just by communicating with it in the way that resonates. He says that's

what Satan does to our flesh. He sings to our strings in a way that engages our sin nature.

If we know our weak spots, we can be on guard against this, but Judas wasn't. He resonated with

Satan's plan. Then he made the agreement with the officials, and here at dinner is where John

says Satan entered into Judas. Judas succumbs to temptation. Still, Jesus trusts the father's plan.

He doesn't take matters into his own hands. He doesn't put Judas in a chokehold while he has

the chance. He knows that evil must play out its role, but that what the enemy means for evil,

God uses for the good of his people. Trusting God frees us up to love and even serve our enemies.

Jesus serves even the one he knows will betray him mere hours later. Then he gives them a new

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