“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my
feet.” Jesus said “Now that
I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one
another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for
you.” (John 13:12-13 NIV)
“We
will need to repeat the surgery.”
The doctor’s words staggered me.
Screws in last year’s hip replacement were not holding. I knew this
would bring another time of dependency on others. Until the past year, I had
always been the servant, not the receiver.
Humbling
ourselves so that others might serve us is often more difficult than serving.
Our “stiff necks” of pride may keep us from giving and receiving an offer of
love. Much like Peter we find ourselves rejecting those who wish to serve us. Peter’s response exemplifies pride, but
Christ depicts a servant’s heart.
To
everything there is a season; sometimes we are called to be servants, but there
are times we need to let others serve us.
Humbly
accepting another servant’s love allows both to experience a blessing-the
servant and the recipient. Help us to have the wisdom to know when and where we
should be serving, and when we should be the one being served.
Humble yourself and let God
give you the proper Servant response today.
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