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John 13:1-11 \u00a0 (CLICK HERE FOR\u00a0BIBLE VERSES)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is John 13:1-11.\u00a0 I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help, then read the GAME sharing below.\u00a0 Let’s go!<\/p>\n

John 13:1 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 1:\u00a0 I like how other translations translate the second sentence: \u201chaving loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end\u201d (v1).\u00a0 In other words, Jesus didn\u2019t just love for a little while.\u00a0 Rather, he loved until the very end.\u00a0 May the same be said of you and me, not that we loved God and the people around us for a little while and then gave up, but that even when things got hard, we loved all the way until the very end.<\/p>\n

John 13:2-5 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus.
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
\n4\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.
\n5\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 2-5:\u00a0 Satan prompted Judas to betray Jesus (v2).\u00a0 The Father prompted Jesus to serve Judas (v3).\u00a0 How could Jesus serve his disciples, even washing the feet of the disciple whom he knew would betray him?\u00a0 It\u2019s because \u201cJesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God\u201d (v3).\u00a0 In other words, Jesus was secure in who he was and secure in his relationship with God.\u00a0\u00a0When you are secure in who you are and secure in your relationship with God, you can serve others with humility.<\/strong>\u00a0 Often insecure people have a tough time serving others because they\u2019re constantly thinking about themselves. Alternatively, insecure people may serve but not always in a healthy way, for they might derive their worth and their security from how they perform in front of people.\u00a0May we be like Jesus, secure in who we are and in our relationship with the Father, such that we are happy to get up and serve others.<\/strong><\/p>\n

John 13:6-11 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
\n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
\n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus answered, “A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.”
\n11\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 6-11: \u00a0This has always been to me a funny exchange between Peter and Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0 The big lesson I learn here comes from Jesus\u2019 statement, \u201cUnless I wash you, you have no part with me.\u201d (v8)\u00a0 Religions tell us that we can wash ourselves and make ourselves clean, clean enough to earn a place in heaven, clean enough to become a god yourself.\u00a0 But the truth is that unless Jesus washes you, you can\u2019t be with God and you\u2019re not really clean.\u00a0 If you want a relationship with God, you first need to humbly receive what Jesus has done for you, receiving by faith the truth that His blood washes away our sins.\u00a0 Don\u2019t say, \u201cI\u2019ll do it myself.\u201d\u00a0 You can\u2019t.\u00a0 Let Jesus wash you, for unless Jesus washes you, you have no part with him.<\/p>\n

Finally, it amazes me that while Jesus clearly knew he was going to be betrayed by one of his disciples, he nonetheless served all his disciples including his betrayer (v11).\u00a0 That is the incredible grace of God.\u00a0 He loves us and serves us even when we are bent on selling Him out.\u00a0 What an incredible God we have and what amazing grace He shows us.<\/p>\n

Jesus, I stand in awe of You and how You would willingly serve those whom You already knew would leave and betray You.\u00a0 I pray that, like You, I would be completely secure in who I am and secure in my relationship with You, and that such security would enable me to love and serve others without thinking too much about how I look.\u00a0 Thank You for loving us with such humble, courageous, unconditional love.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2022 Justin Lim. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is John 13:1-11.\u00a0 I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help, then read the GAME sharing below.\u00a0 Let’s go!
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\nJohn 13:1 (NIV)
\n1\u00a0\u00a0It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.
\n\u00a0
\nOn verse 1:\u00a0 I like how other translations translate the second sentence: \u201chaving loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end\u201d (v1).\u00a0 In other words, Jesus didn\u2019t just love for a little while.\u00a0 Rather, he loved until the very end.\u00a0 May the same be said of you and me, not that we loved God and the people around us for a little while and then gave up, but that even when things got hard, we loved all the way until the very end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31327"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31330,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31327\/revisions\/31330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}