John 13

John 13
V8. 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

I believe all of us are familiar with this chapter as we have had numerous of sermons on regard this chapter during foot-washing ceremony. And, through Jesus’ action toward his disciplines during this sacrament of love, we have learnt how great GOD’s love is. Jesus himself said “If I do not wash you, you have no part with me”. Literally, the meaning of “washing” is “the action of making something clean". And at this context, Jesus was the active subject and the disciplines were the ones being washed thus the disciplines was the passive subject. This means that Jesus voluntarily took the responsible to wash the disciplines’ feet so that disciplines can have part with Him.

Even though at the beginning the Peter refused to be washed but Jesus went on washing their feet. This means that Jesus was so determine to provide salvation for us without being asked, He knew exactly His duty and responsibility. We are blessed to know Him as our savior, but do we have the same determination be saved? Have we have done enough to be saved? Have we followed the example of GOD?