2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
There is so much to talk about with this chapter. The unrelenting willingness to serve the ones that don't deserve it.....Jesus teaching us the lesson of humility and love. What caught my attention is one of the first lines of the chapter. If the devil prompted Judas to betray Christ, then he really is the one that started the ball rolling to his own demise. That's nutty to me, to think about. That shows how superior God (the light) is to the devil (the darkness). The darkness is so far behind that is actually plays a big part of its own destruction and defeat. That really highlights how great God is.
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4 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
ReplyDelete34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
It was almost like the devil was taking the bait. He has great power to get in our way, but has no power to get in God's way.
I took away from today the need to focus on serving others. Being a servant leader at work. just plain loving others without concern for myself. I really want to do this and at work I have some many opportunities. it is probably one of my best opportunities outside of my family to testify to my beliefs in Jesus.
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