“If then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet” (John 13:14).

To teach His disciples the principle of service and submission, Jesus washed His disciple’s feet. Initially, Peter did not want Jesus to wash his feet; Peter had just confessed Jesus as “The Christ the Son of the Living God.”. Peter felt Jesus was above washing His disciple’s feet; after all, Jesus was the Son of God. But on one occasion, Jesus said, “Even as the Son of man came not to be minister unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Matt. 20:28). My friend, we in our human flesh; still struggle with the original sin (pride); sometimes we “think of ourselves more highly than we ought,” But I thank God for the lesson of service and submission Jesus left for us (me). Jesus told Peter, “If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me” (v.8). This morning I want to share with you what God has shared with me. As you submit to service for other folks, you are submitting to me (Jesus). satan is the author of pride, and pride will eventually destroy the greatest people if we do not crucify it. “Verily, Verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me” (v.20). Heavenly Father, I pray for our readers this morning, that we would focus on the teaching you have left for us in the scriptures, concerning submitting to one another and serving one another. I pray You to forgive us when we have failed and that we would submit and serve other folks better in the Name of Jesus. Be Blessed in Jesus’ Name!

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

This morning with all that is going on in the world and within our personal lives. I want to encourage our hearts to know the truth. My friend, to know the truth is to know Jesus Christ, “If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed”. I encourage us to seek out the truth of God’s Holy Word and allow the Spirit of God to lead us in all spiritual understanding. If we are walking with God and are not walking in the truth, God’s Holy Spirit will convict us, and I thank God for the spirit’s conviction this morning. Father, I pray this morning that we as your children will continue to seek out the Truth through Your Son Jesus Christ. And Lord, I pray for our readers this morning that You would press upon our hearts the inspired Word of God. Be Blessed in Jesus’ Name!

When Jesus had lifted up himself and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? (John 8:10).

A group of religious men had brought a woman to Jesus who had been taken in adultery. Their goal was to condemn her and to openly shame her, but my friend, often the greatest accusers are the biggest sinners. The only one standing in that group without sin was Jesus. Jesus had told those men, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her” (v7). Rightfully, according to the Mosaic law, the woman caught in the act of adultery was to be stoned. But as Jesus stooped down and began to write their sins in the dirt, their eyes were open to their own failures. Then her accusers begin to leave, and there was none to condemn her, and Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more” (v.11). My friend, Jesus is not looking to condemn us; He seeks to forgive us of our sin. I want to remind us this morning that Jesus died for our sin, and He desires to forgive us. “Jesus is quick to forgive, but we are also accountable to stop sinning.” Father, I want to thank you for the forgiveness of sin this morning, and we want to thank you for The Spirit of God that leads us away from sin. I pray this morning that we would seek your forgiveness and then “go and sin no more.” Be Blessed in Jesus’ Name!