Jesus, servant, savior...

The Water of the Servant

"To place our feet in the basin of Jesus is to place the filthiest parts of our lives into his hands.

In the ancient East, people's feet were caked with mud and dirt. The servant of the feast saw to it that the feet were cleansed.

Jesus is assuming the role of the servant. He will wash away the grimiest part of your life.

If you let him.

The water of the Servant comes only when we confess that we are dirty.

Only when we confess that we are caked with filth, that we have walked forbidden trail and followed wrong paths...

We will never be cleansed until we confess we are dirty.

We will never be pure until we admit we are filthy.

And, we will never be able to wash the feet of those who have hurt us until we allow Jesus, the one who we have hurt, to wash ours."

From "A Gentle Thunder" by Max Lucado