(Note: This blog was written to people in the ministry but is applicable to anyone responsible for leading others–whether it is at home or work.) ______ One of the major reasons Mondays are so tough is, not only do we hear from God on Sunday, we also hear from the people.  And there is always … Continue reading →

John 13:12 (NKJV) After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing?”  _________ Jesus didn’t wash the disciple’s feet because their feet were dirty (I’m guessing this was not the first time the disciples gathered around supper without washing their feet).  Jesus washed … Continue reading →

John 13:3-4 (NKJV) 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, 4 rose from supper…  __________ There is always a moral element to knowledge that requires action.  It is not good enough to just know something, once you know something … Continue reading →

John 13:3 (NKJV) …that he had come from God and would return to God… _________ Nobody said that washing feet was supposed to be fun. Jesus didn’t wash the dirty feet of his disciples and endure betrayal, torture and even death because he was a masochist who reveled in pain and degradation.  No, Jesus did … Continue reading →

John 13:3 (NKJV) Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, ________ Jesus—fully God, still submitted to the Father.  Beware of your tendency to rebel and resist authority.  Everyone—including you, needs to have someone over them whom they report to … Continue reading →

John 13:2-3 (NKJV) 2 And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, 3 Jesus…  _________ What is even more amazing than Jesus humbling himself to wash the disciple’s feet is that he washed the feet of Judas Iscariot knowing that it would not change … Continue reading →

John 13:1 (NKJV) …now when Jesus knew that his hour had come… What if each of us has an “hour” (a great task to complete, a great responsibility to carry, a great test to pass)?  It doesn’t mean that the other things we do do not matter.  But what if there is a special, singular … Continue reading →