So, in John 13, Jesus does something weird. Verses 4-5 say this, “So Jesus got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.” Jesus washes the disciples feet.

       For them this was weird, not because someone was washing their feet, but because their rabbi was doing it. Rabbis were respected authority figures. They didn’t wash feet. Servants did that. But here Jesus, the man with authority, washes his underling’s feet. 

       Then, when Jesus is done, he says this in verse 14, “Since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet.” 

       So, is Jesus saying we should be washing one another’s feet? I don’t think so. Not literally. Not in 2026. He is laying down a principle that serving one another is not something for the weak but something for the strong. It isn’t something for those who have nothing better to do but is the best thing you could do. He’s elevating serving one another.

       Thank you for serving this week. Your service isn’t something you’re doing because you can’t do anything else. It’s something you’re doing because there’s nothing else better you could do. Serving is Christlike. Jesus says, “Do what I do.” You’re doing it! Thank you for being Jesus this week.