August 14

John 13:10‑11
 
“Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For He knew who should betray Him; therefore said He, Ye are not all clean” ―John 13:10,1110Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. 11For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. (John 13:10‑11).
THE washing of the disciples’ feet by the Lord was more than a lesson in humility, though it was that. It was a wondrous picture of what He has been doing for His own ever since He went back to heaven. It was written of Him, “He will keep the feet of His saints.” His present service is just that. He is keeping our feet clean by “the washing of water by the Word” (Eph. 5:2626That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (Ephesians 5:26)), while we are exposed to the defiling things of this world. We have been bathed once for all by the washing of regeneration. We need daily to be cleansed as to our ways that we may enjoy fellowship with Him who has redeemed us to Himself. As the girded Servant He undertakes to do this for us. Let us not seek to thwart Him by saying, as Peter did in his ignorance “Thou shalt never wash my feet.”
“Girded with the golden girdle,
Shining as the mighty sun,
Still His pierced hands will finish
All His work of love begun
On the night of His betrayal,
In the glory of the throne,
Still with faithful patience washing
All defilement from His own.”