I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you

 John 13:1-17

It was just before the Passover Festival.

The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”

“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”

Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.

“Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 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. Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Jesus is at supper with the Twelve for the last time. They have been arguing over who is greatest. Jesus' reply is to strip and wash their dusty feet. The Master willingly makes himself their slave. Here is the role model for his followers.

Why?

Jesus knew his time is near so he loved his disciples even he knew one of them to betray him. 

Jesus as their teacher and washes their feet to be an example to show them have to serve the others, if they are the disciple of Jesu have to follow what Jesus has done. Jesus is a servant of the Lord, so we are the servant of Jesus either.

Peter is an honest and sincere person, he explained his feeling honestly and express his love to Jesus.

You will be blessed if you do them, Jesus told us.

Wash feet, the whole body is clean. Walk on the right way then our life will be clean either. When walking in a dirty way, our feet are dirty, our life is full of sins and unclean.

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耶穌知道他離世的時間到底。他世人就愛到底，做卑微的工作，門徒學習。耶穌提醒猶大，他也甘心走上這條路。

耶穌知道父已將萬有交在他手裡，且知道自己是從神出來的，又要歸到神那裡去，知道使命、去處。

耶穌以僕人的身份，放下尊貴的地位來服事門徒。束上腰帶，表示嚴肅的工作，同時也是約束自己。

耶穌自己去倒水入盆。洗腳是最低下僕人做的工作。表達最卑微的工作做在我們身上。

耶穌知道猶大要賣他，所以不都是乾淨的，就是與罪有關的猶大。讓主洗腳，也是接受耶穌來除去我們有罪，與主有份，是接受耶穌不是我們去做什麼！腳踩在地上容易沾染世俗，有罪。洗腳象徵，我們要常常被主洗腳，即願意接受耶穌洗淨我們的罪。我為你們洗腳，你們也要彼此洗腳，洗去對方的軟弱，弱點，虧欠，錯誤。我們指出別人錯誤時，容易落入自義。我們要放下身段以最卑微的態度，很嚴肅的、低下的親自來做這件事。站在對方的立場來服事、指正、提醒。

以拿餅給猶大吃，來指出猶大是賣他的人。耶穌用愛來指出罪。

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How?

Walk on the way of Jesus and serve others like Jesus, this is the true love of Jesus.