John 13:6-8 – 6He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
7Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
8“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”
Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
It’s amazing how many things one text can have in it. I have written on how Jesus was giving us an example on how to serve others concerning this verse in the past.
Today I want to concentrate on what He is trying to explain to Peter.
He even tells Peter in verse seven that you don’t realize what I’m doing but you will later. This is because He hadn’t died yet. Redemption hadn’t happened and the Jews were all looking for the King who was going to take over and rule. Peter didn’t know what to expect at this time. He did later though just as Jesus said he would.
If we’re not covered in the Blood of the Lamb, we will not have any part of Jesus or the Kingdom of God. The blood is what washes you clean from your sin. Who’s blood? The blood of Jesus, which is the blood of God Himself. You see that’s why it’s powerful enough to wash your sins away.
Peter saw his Lord and King trying to wash his dirty feet. He was thinking to himself no way I want my King to have to serve me in this way. Once Jesus explained that if he didn’t wash him and he couldn’t be a part of Him, he wanted the whole meal deal.
John 13:9 – 9“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”
Peter knew that if the Lord said it was that important then let’s take it to the fullest. You have to love Peter’s enthusiasm towards wanting what Jesus said he needed. We all need to have this want of pleasing the Lord.
Jesus explained to Peter that they didn’t need the whole bath because all but one of the disciples believed that he was the Lord already. They were believers that he was the Lord. Very important as once He died they were saved and covered.
John 13:10-11 – 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.
Why is it important that Jesus died for our sins? Because it was God’s blood cleansing the penalty we were all going to have to face someday. He Himself paid that and has saved us from it.
Everyone that does not accept that He is Lord and died for their sins will have the full understanding of what that penalty is. Don’t be one of them. I have over in the upper right hand column a page that will run you through how to accept Jesus as Savior if you haven’t yet.
Remember Jesus said, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”