John 13
At the final supper of Jesus and His disciples we find Him washing their feet, which was an act reserved for a servant. That is why we read Peter’s response in verse 8 when he told Jesus “no”. He did not want Jesus to serve but instead lead but Jesus told him, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will… Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to Me.” You see Peter and the other disciples felt energy building as they believed something great was about to happen but their idea for their teacher to lead a great rebellion freeing their generation from the tyranny they faced strangely was not God’s plan. Jesus was reminding them of His ever loving and caring example that He wanted them (us) to follow as He prepared them for His departure. Jesus was not blind or deaf to their heart’s cry for freedom or ours but it was and is not the physical restrictions He had come to break but those of the spirit and this would not be understood until after His death, burial, and resurrection. Father God gave us His Word so that we may know the truth and therefore be made free! One day the wrong will be made right and those to whom injustice has been done He will raise them up and they will fly like eagles on wings of glory. For they will rise as He calls them unto Himself but only the Father knows when and how this will happen for it is not for us to know but ours is to be faithful and trust that He knows what is best for His children, His sheep. It is then when the mysteries of His words in Revelation will be made clear, just as the words Jesus spoke in the upper room that day was made clear after He rose from the grave. So hold on, something great is about to happen.
