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10/06/2012 recording date. audio/video is 18 minutes takes a few minutes to load so be patient please. Or just read ahead. Also the following week it is air on utube on turtle30cshell channel. Just type in website name when you got to utube. The Events After Supper I am your host Christina Farris. At the Lord’s supper many events did occur. No doubt as we sit around with our own family we experience many conversations from how the day was, to world events, to what one will be doing after supper or the next day. What you choose to do is your choice. Yet before the meal it is customary to wash one’s hands. However in Bible days people washed people feet when they came into the house from the dirty street outside. Sandals being a rough form of shoeing did not keep travelers dirt and grim out of them. Yet the first thing that occurred before the washing of feet was Satan had convinced Judas to betray Jesus. What purpose would betrayal serve Judas but to gain money. To become wealthy from such a betrayal. Had he gotten tired of walking with Jesus, that the money looked better. The money was more tempting then the dusty trail. Was the anointed of Jesus feet that last straw for Judas, I doubt it, perhaps it was jealousy. Maybe Jesus had embarrassed him with the rebuke that He would not always be with them and not to rebuke Mary. Maybe he feared loosing his life because the Pharisees had all ready said one must die for the nation. Bible is not clear on the deciding factor, but money was a key role in it. However Satan had put in Judas heart to betray Jesus. Now the supper is over and Jesus takes a basin and a towel and bends down to wash the disciples feet. Peter objects. Let us read: John 13:1-21 KJV (1) Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. (2) And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; (3) Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; (4) He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. (5) After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. (6) Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? (7) Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. (8) Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. (9) Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. (10) Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. (11) For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. (12) So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? (13) Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. (14) If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. (15) For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. (16) Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. (17) If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. (18) I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. (19) Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. (20) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. (21) When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. The washing of feet symbolic of a baptism of repentance that comes after salvation when one makes mistakes. Peter was clean all but his feet. Yet he was not willing to allow Jesus to wash his feet. The road of life makes one feet dirty. Jesus demonstrating his willingness to take away the dirt from the road of life is because Peter was already a believer. Judas a man with a harden heart watching this simple foot washing understood Jesus had the power to forgive. Jesus being who He was needed not to wash feet. Yet Peter was the one to rebuke Jesus. Rebuke because he felt it was beneath Jesus to humble himself as a servant to wash feet. Yet that exactly what Jesus had done by living a human life. He stepped down off his throne in heaven came as a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger bed of straw. He walked and talked with people from all walks of life, healing, telling stories and defending the people against the religious leaders. He having the power to forgive the sin after one was made righteous through belief without the sacrifice for sin. Yet it would take His death for all people to understand his willingness to pay the ultimate price to teach and preach to the people. This act of love was doing it not in the power of God but the power of mankind. Jesus at anytime could of stopped his crucifixion but went willingly how we to must live the sacrificial life. The life living pleasing to God, despite what man will do. Jesus said “servant is not greater then His Lord.” Yet ye know Jesus is greater then us through by the power of His name through the Holy Spirit we would do greater works then Jesus did on this earth while with humanity. Father is not greater then Jesus making himself equal with God the Father, explaining this in the since of forgiveness, and authority. Yet we too must forgive the same as Jesus by the power of Holy Spirit who enables us to forgive, even those things we thought we could not forgive. First act of salvation is belief. The sanctification process or cleansing process from sin done or sin that will be done. It is a continual work of grace, love of God for all that righteous by faith through His Son. Jesus’ example of washing the disciples feet is a sweet reminder that we ought to forgive has He forgave us. What did He do with our sin upon repentance casted in the sea of forgetfulness. Judas was about to leave the room he perhaps could not take any moreof the religious symbolism. Maybe he could not forgive for the public rebuke. In truth was that not what religious leaders were upset about. Leaders do not like to be rebuked by those not in authority. To them Jesus was just a man, not of authority, though He did miracles and taught with truth. Perhaps Jesus’ prophecy of the betrayal was just one more thing that got his goat. Then to have Jesus to tell the disciples who he was, was even more irritating enough to betray Jesus his friend. He sought not forgiveness and left the table. Satan had enter him, he was deceived. John 13:22-38 KJV (22) Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. (23) Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. (24) Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. (25) He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? (26) Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. (27) And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. (28) Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. (29) For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. (30) He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. (31) Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. (32) If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. (33) Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. (34) A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. (35) By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. (36) Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. (37) Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. (38) Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. No one at the table understood what Jesus was talking about because there seemed to be a bit of confusion as to why Judas Iscariot left. Peter wanted to know who it was that would betray Jesus. Yet he realized not that he too at this point would be a betrayer by denying who Jesus was. Yet he would follow even unto death. Jesus rebuke him telling him the rooster would crow three times. Jesus through the washing of the disciples feet was giving Peter hope though he understood it not. That continual forgiveness process. It is the act of love. The commandment Jesus gave was a new commandment to his disciples to love has He had loved them. Part of loving is rebuking ofuntruths. Part of love is loving even when a person is not lovable. Compassion must be shown. It the hardest thing anyone can ever do. To love when persecuted but that what Christ did even on the cross when He said, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” This is in Luke 23:24, it is not recorded in John. In fact there are several things said when Christ was on the cross. Each book tells different details. Love is the greatest gift of all one can give to someone else. Jesus love is like no one else. That the type of love we have to be willing to love with. Dear Heavenly Father help us to be humble servant as Jesus was, even down to forgiveness and mercy. Yet it only through power in us that this is possible. It is not in our own. Grant us the ability to love beyond measure. In Jesus precious name, Amen. |