I have been struggling recently with my attitude. With the way i present myself to others, Christians and non-christians alike. Behaving pridefully and self-righteously. Bad, bad, bad.
I have never consciously fought to overcome this attitude before, but i know with God's help (His love pouring through me) I can become a servant to others. By putting the example of Jesus, and the way He lived as a servant, in front of me, i can learn to humble myself and act the way He would.
Jesus washes the disciples' feet in John 13. This is a very humbling passage for me. Jesus is God and he kneels before sinful men (including Judas Iscariot- who betrayed him) to wash their feet. (And these men, I'm sure, were not foot models.)
At the end of that passage, in John 13:14-17, Jesus says: Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
I think that's pretty straightforward. Kinda says it all...
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