John 13

¹⁰Jesus answered, "A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you." ¹¹For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.


This verse caught my eye, because it serves as such a strong reminder. Even if we have been washed by Jesus, we still may not be clean like Judas. It lets us know how important it is that we do not give room to Satan, and let Satan have a hold of us. Because it says that "the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus" (vs. 2). At that point, Judas is already under the control of the devil. He is being used by the devil. I hope that all of us can be watchful so that we will not fall into the trap that Judas fell into. What we will do may not be directly betraying Jesus in person, but it can be directly betraying Jesus our God in spirit. When we are drawn deep into the trap, we will not be able to control our actions, because our actions will be prompted by the devil.

Let us not forget that we have part in Jesus after He washed our feet. Let us remain clean and not fall short of the love of Christ our God. Let us continue to remain in Jesus and have part with Him.