Align!

Align!

You call Me the Teacher (Master) and the Lord, and you are right in doing so, for that is what I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher (Master), have washed your feet, you ought [it is your duty, you are under obligation, you owe it] to wash one another's feet. John 13:13‭-‬14 AMPC

A lot of the things i do now flows from my acceptance and understanding of God's expectation for my life. Today's extract is one of Jesus' last experiences with his disciples before He went the way of the cross. What lessons are there for us: 1. If you do not accept Him as Lord and Master, you do not have any duty to obey what is  commanded here. Since you are 'free' you can live as you please; but note that all choices have consequences. The command here is for those who know and recognise the mastery and Lordship of Jesus over their lives.

2. There is nothing I do or say that changes the authority and person of Jesus. He is not Lord and Master because I say He is; He's so because that is who He is and nothing I do or say can take away that fact. And what makes it even more striking is the fact that one day, we all will be judged by our reaction and acceptance of His Authority. I can choose now to submit willingly, or I can choose to face judgment for rejecting. As always, the choice is mine alone.

3. The command to wash one another's feet is still about those who share common ownership; who have submitted to the Lordship of Jesus. Among all of us, there is no room for pride or a sense of superiority over others. I am sure of my value in God so I see nothing as menial or demeaning because I am not really defined by what I do but by who I belong to.

No assignment is inferior as long as it is commanded by God. Nothing is beneath me as long as it is a blessing to someone in my generation. I see my life as a tool in the hands of God and I ask Him to take glory in and through me, even as I work for Him. His time of favour is here.