August 11, 2016: SOAP #2443:  Jeremiah 7-9; John 13

Scripture:  John (NIV) 13:14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
16 I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Observation:   Jesus had set an example for his disciples, now He commands them to do the same for others.  He did not just tell them what to do, He showed them.  His example was not in what He had done for someone else, but in what He had done for them.     

Application:   The command is that I do for others what Jesus has done for me!   I have not just read about His example; I have not just see what He did; I have not just heard others tell me—I have personally experienced.  He has forgiven me; I am to forgive others.  He has provided for me; He can use me to help provide for others.   He has been kind to me; He has not overlooked me; He has comforted and encouraged me.   

Prayer:    Holy Spirit, speak through me.  Touch through me.  Encourage through me.  Do through me what you have done to and for me.  Amen         

Pastor Leon
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