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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.Eph 2:9 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Friday, August 30, 2024
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :He Who Receives Me Bible Verse:John 13:12-20 (ESV) "hen he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ [Psalm 41:9] I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” " Message:
John 13:12-20 contains two different parts: one, a section on washing feet, and one, a section about Judas Iscariot. Jesus uses the washing of his disciples’ feet to show the need for daily forgiveness, for the sins we have accumulated during the day.
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We are fully cleaned by baptism, when water is poured on the head or the entire body. However, due to our less exalted existence—the existence of the body, symbolized by the feet, which accumulate the dust of the world—we accumulate sin after our baptism. We are cleansed of this daily sin by Christ’s love for us and forgiveness of us.
Today, Christ tells his disciples that they are not greater than he is. Then he explains that, if he humbles himself to wash their feet, they should do likewise.
Christ is not literally telling them to wash each others’ feet (although a few denominations have encouraged this, as a sign of humility and love). He is telling them to do what he has done: To love and forgive one another, just as he has loved and forgiven them. If Christ, who is our Lord, can love and forgive sinful humanity, who are we to do otherwise? Are we superior to Christ?
Meditation : Prayer : Heavenly Father, there are people praying with me, right now, whom I will never meet. I don’t know their names, or what country they live in, or what they may look like, but I will know their souls, for we are brothers and sisters in Christ. I pray that we might be united in the Holy Spirit, and that I will know and feel the kinship and love, in my spirit, of those who share these prayers with me..........Amen |
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