Wash my feet LORD

John 13:6-7
Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, "Lord, are You washing my feet?" (7) Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this." (8) Peter said to Him, "You shall never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." (9) Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!" (10) Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you."

This came to by surprise, I saw my colleague doing devotion then I ask him to forward it to me, and I read the devotion portion for Berean. This really struck me to the core.
In this verse, Jesus was washing the disciple’s feet, many people would interpret the verse as Christ is trying to put on humility to wash disciple’s feet. But sadly, most people are losing the real affection Jesus had on his disciple.
It is understand that people would take bath before coming to the supper table. But before they reach the table they have to walk with their sandals and full of mud and once they reach the table their feet is dirty but not the whole body, just the feet due to their displacement from bathroom to the supper table. Please imagine with me, they don’t have a fancy bathroom like us, like it is integrated with our house bathroom, it is far from the house some may have to walk a distance to get shower. So by the time the reach the supper table, their feet is really dirty. Some may smell, due to the wet feet walk on soils carries together with them is the earth-smell.

Ok, so once reaching the supper table, it is a custom the house host to take the HONOR of washing the feet of the ‘guest’. But in this scenario, Jesus and the disciple are at a place neither Jesus nor the disciple are the host. So Jesus initiates the washing of the feet. That is why the rest of the disciple keep quiet and only Peter makes noise. Peter understanding the status of Jesus, after seeing the transfiguration knowing how holy he is that he don’t deserve Jesus touching his dirty feet. And in response Jesus said, if you don’t let me wash your feet, you are not part of me, then Peter say, if that is so, was my hands (action) and head (mind) too, Jesus replied, those who have taken a bath already clean but the feet need to be washed again.

Remarkable statement by Jesus, Jesus’ blood has washed our action and mind cleansed. Clearing our guilt of our action and mind, leaving us guilt-free status washed once and for all by His blood, (Hebrews 10: 14because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.).

Then why do we need Jesus to wash our feet? The verse above already clearly initiates the word “BEING” made holy. You ought to realize the grammar don’t make sense. Made is a past tense, Being is continuous tense, holy is a noun.
Feet represent our walk, every day we need to walk with Jesus, if we are not letting Jesus was our feet daily, there is no way we are going to belong to him. But our action are mind are impure, remember when Peter say wash my hands and head too, Jesus say there is no need for that, the blood is alone enough. But the feet need washing.

Feet are the only portion where we can wash ourselves honestly but won’t be so perfect. Only the PERFECT man Christ Jesus would be able to do a Perfect cleanse on our feet each day. We need the dirty little portion to be cleansed by Jesus every day. And that may be the portion we ought to feel unworthy of surrendering to Jesus, well, it is fair enough, if you love him, it is easy to give him your hand and your head, but he is concern on the place you may have difficulty to clean you leg, if no one else is going to do it, He will do it.

I need you Lord to cleanse my feet.

Help me I Pray,

In Jesus Name.

Amen.