Holy Week - Thursday

John 13:1-5 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.  Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. (NLT) 

What is it that we think we deserve because we follow Jesus with our lives?   We have given God so much, surely He will bless us and honor all the hard work we have done for the Kingdom.  God's answer always seems to be - wash feet!  Serve other people is our calling and our blessing!  The enemy tempts us to believe that serving is miserable work and the real living is kicking back and enjoying the good life.  But as usual, the devil is a liar and a deceiver. 

God created us to serve and to find our fulfillment in loving God and loving others.  How do we ever expect to find satisfaction in doing anything else?  We will simple be "chasing after the wind."  

It is not that God doesn't bless us because He truly does in our lives and for eternity.  But our blessings are not usually what we expect them to be or what we thought we might have asked for from God. 

Try putting some real feet to this process and serve someone this week without seeking applause of people.  Don't tell anyone you served and ask God to fill your heart with love and purpose in the process.