Serve instead of being served!

Those of you who know me at all, know I have trouble claiming “This is my favorite New Testament passage,” all too often. One of the passages that always comes to mind is John 13. The account is just before the Passover and the crucifixion. The apostles had heard over and over again about Christ going to die. And they still didn’t understand.
I’ve always thought this would be another time Christ would teach a huge lesson. And teach He did! But not about what you might think. “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” John says the Son of God had removed a towel from around his waist and washed the feet of the twelve. Did you catch that? God in the flesh - Jesus Christ - began to serve those around Him.
If you’ve studied the lives of the Apostles, you know there was nothing special about them. I think that’s probably a large part of why Jesus “chose” them. They were “called” as ordinary men and would later receive a mission. They were nowhere near perfect. And the perfect Son of God teaches something very important. After Jesus finishes ministering to His friends, He returns to His place . John records Jesus saying, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you should also wash one another’s feet...you will be blessed if you do them.”
You’ve noticed by now we have the opportunity to serve at the Round Rock Serving Center this Saturday. We won’t be washing feet; at least, not physically. What we will be doing is doing things for others that are often considered menial. Those of you who join us, will take the focus of life off of yourselves for a few hours. For your efforts, Jesus says you’ll be blessed.
I want to tell you how proud I am of you. The society in which we live tells us to do the exact opposite of what Jesus taught that night. “Serve yourself!” And many of us have become very good at doing that. Here’s another chance to refocus the vision on Jesus. Come join us!

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