Service Must be Impartial

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Read – (2 1/2 minutes) – “Jesus answered, ‘A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.’ For He knew who was going to betray Him , and that was why He said not every one was clean.” (John 13:10-11)
     Passage: James 1:26-2:13

         One by one, Jesus went to each of His disciples and washed their dirty feet. Peter objected to his own feet being washed, probably out of a desire to show that he still held to his confession that Jesus was “the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:16) In Peter’s mind, the position and power Jesus had was not one that meant He should be washing anyone’s feet. Jesus used the occasion to give a picture of salvation. It is a finished work of justification, which is being cleansed from the penalty of sin forever (having a bath). It is also an ongoing process of sanctification, which is keeping short accounts of sin and staying clean practically to reflect Jesus each day (washing the feet).
        After Jesus finished washing Peter’s feet, He finished washing the feet of the rest. That included Judas. The example Jesus gave us was service given in an impartial way. His service wasn’t based on the worth of the receiver. None of them deserved it, but Judas had already determined to betray Jesus and Jesus knew it. He didn’t show favoritism then. He doesn’t show it now. He served everyone He could. So should we.

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