His Grace Is Enough

 

The truth is that they didn’t deserve the feet washing they received.
But they got it anyway.
Why?
Because they were His chosen men.
Because they were His friends.
The ones He chose to commune with.
Teach.
Pour into.

He was entrusting them with His Spirit to do the work of a global Gospel outreach.
And they were needing to be cleaned.
By Him.
For His service.

John 13 gives us the exchange.
“So He (Jesus) got up from the table, took off His robe, wrapped a towel around His waist, and poured water out into a basin.  Then He began to wash the disciples feet…”  (verses 4-5)

But when He came to Simon Peter, Peter said to Him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”  (verse 6)

Peter was appalled when Jesus answered in verse 7, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.”

“‘No,’ Peter protested, ‘you will never ever wash my feet!’”  (verse 8)

Peter didn’t get it.
He didn’t understand.
He thought he was honoring the Son of God, but he still didn’t have clarity on this Savior and why He had come.

The washing of the feet of these disciples was a necessary work for Jesus to do.
In order to prepare them for all that was in store for these students of Christ, they desperately needed this ceremonial foot washing from their teacher.

The qualifications for obtaining Jesus for themselves was being washed by Him.

And the same is true for you and for me.

And if this be true, then this means that the qualification is not one based on worthiness or merit on our part, but one of mercy on His part.  

We don’t earn His cleansing, we graciously receive His cleansing… His grace!

And so maybe today we can stop striving harder to earn, and stop shaming ourselves for all we lack, and simply accept His love and receive His free gift today!

His grace… is enough!