“So if I’m your teacher and Lord and have just washed your dirty feet, then you should follow the example that I’ve set for you and wash one another’s dirty feet. Now do for each other what I have just done for you.”John 13:14-15 TPT
Here in Nepal we so easily get dirty feet. I imagine it was similar in the day the Lord spoke these words. The practice of foot washing is seen in Genesis and it can be assumed that it was an ancient courtesy for guests. In Nepal people tend to wash their own feet if needed and always remove their shoes outside or just inside the front door.
In Bible days a servant would have this lowly role. Jesus uses this role to illustrate how we must be to each other. The disciples were always squabbling about who was the greatest and Jesus patiently taught them this was not the way.
Seeking glory for ourselves is something we do, I do and have done it by choosing great escapades. Yet, the glory belongs to the Lord. I am to serve not boast. I am to honour not degrade. We cannot blame others for our failure and must look to ourselves. What did I fail to do?
As I consider my failure to secure University support for a research into language in northern Nepal I must know my lack. The task was glorious to me. Yet, the Lord would have me here in Kathmandu serving Him in a non-glorious way. You might say, I am called to wash feet. So be it!
Not my will but Yours be done oh Lord! Amen!
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