Dear friend,
Do you want to be like our Master, the Lord Jesus Christ? If so, you must also appear like a servant in this world because He said He was "as he that doth serve" and "I am among you as he that serveth." He behaved that way fully aware that normally, most people would regard greatness as associated to people who are being served. But was our Master the greatest of all? Shouldn't He be the one sitting down while we standing to serve Him? He actually behave like a humble servant just before they had the "last supper" together - He washed His disciples' feet! Why?
He wants us to be happy. That is why He led us to behave that way. "The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them." Do what? "Do as I have done to you", He said. Wouldn't you and I feel uneasy sitting down while our Lord and Master goes about serving? What if He comes to our feet and started to wash them? Would you behave differently than the Apostle Peter? If we naturally refused to let Him wash us, then He declares that we do not belong to Him. Is belonging to Him all that important? If we know these things we are happy to let Him wash us and we follow His good example.
When was the last time you and I wash our brother's and sister's feet? Oh, yes, I'm not talking about "feet" in the literal sense. "feet" speaks of any need that our brothers and sisters may find themselves and we have to give them. Are we taking steps to help them, like our Lord Jesus would?
When the world watch us behave the same way like our Lord and Master, would they not consider the Gospel message that He gave His life a ransome for us in order to save us from our sins? To give up one's life for another speaks of the highest service one can render. Are we for real in the Gospel we preach?
May God make us happy people.
Do read the Holy Scriptures for yourselves in the free Daily Light on Daily Path for this day at http://soshine.blogspot.com/2007/09/daily-light-on-daily-path-october.html#Oct21E.
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