John 13
In this chapter Jesus Christ is talking about the way His disciples have to treat each other. Jesus knew that his time has come to depart out of this world to the Father and He gives a New Commandment in Verse 34 saying “just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.’’ And in verse 35 He says that by doing so all people will know that they are His disciples.
How did Jesus love His disciples? From verse 1 we see that Jesus loved them to the end. From verse 38 we find that Jesus knew all things before they happened and so tells Peter that he is going to deny Jesus Christ three times before the Rooster crows. Jesus Christ washes the feet of Peter while He knew Peter is going to deny Him. So He forgives Peter and washes his feet so that he can have a share with Jesus. Jesus also wipes the feet of his disciples with the cloth wrapped around Him. He puts all his pride aside in serving his loved ones. We are able to see how Jesus loved them.
So Jesus is telling His disciples to be like Him and to forgive and serve each other with humility. Jesus is doing all this because He wants His disciples to learn His ways. That is why in verse 36 He replies to Peter and says that they will follow Him afterwards.
If we want to be where Jesus Christ is now; that is in Heaven seated at the Right Hand Side of the Almighty God the Father, we have to follow His ways.
His way is Love and doing good to others. Jesus also says about whom we must show our love to. We must always love our brothers and sisters in Christ. They are the one we must love and serve.
Then if we are truly Jesus disciples, we have to love one another and show it in our actions by which others will come to know who we are. And when they receive us they receive Jesus and also the Father who send Jesus into this world.
When the unbeliever sees the love we share with one another and receive us, he becomes one among us; he will also be blessed by the Holy Spirit as written in verse 20.
In this chapter we also see that Jesus Christ is blessing His disciples who are clean in spirit and simultaneously an unclean spirited disciple being handed over to Satan. Jesus washes the feet of the unclean disciple i.e. Iscariot Judas also, but still he remains unclean. We must remember Luke 5 where Peter repents and confesses as being a sinful man. So Jesus says in verse 10 “you are clean” So when we repent we will be clean and Jesus will clean rest of all things which we cannot clean by ourselves and only He can.Jesus Loved us so much that He will come and clean and make us worthy of Him. Believe in Him when He says ‘I love you’ because as Peter believed Jesus and was lead to repent and became clean, so we by believing Jesus Christ and doing all those things He commanded, can be part takers with Christ in His Holy Kingdom. Keep praying for His blessings and to understand His Word.
Prayer: Our Father in Heaven, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit you gave us. Forgive us when we are unknowingly being unfaithful to you in any matters. Bless us with the wisdom to understand your Word and follow Jesus Christ all through our lives. Give us the strength to forgive others and able to serve them with humility.
May your will be done in our lives always.
In Jesus Name we pray.
Amen.
In this chapter Jesus Christ is talking about the way His disciples have to treat each other. Jesus knew that his time has come to depart out of this world to the Father and He gives a New Commandment in Verse 34 saying “just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.’’ And in verse 35 He says that by doing so all people will know that they are His disciples.
How did Jesus love His disciples? From verse 1 we see that Jesus loved them to the end. From verse 38 we find that Jesus knew all things before they happened and so tells Peter that he is going to deny Jesus Christ three times before the Rooster crows. Jesus Christ washes the feet of Peter while He knew Peter is going to deny Him. So He forgives Peter and washes his feet so that he can have a share with Jesus. Jesus also wipes the feet of his disciples with the cloth wrapped around Him. He puts all his pride aside in serving his loved ones. We are able to see how Jesus loved them.
So Jesus is telling His disciples to be like Him and to forgive and serve each other with humility. Jesus is doing all this because He wants His disciples to learn His ways. That is why in verse 36 He replies to Peter and says that they will follow Him afterwards.
If we want to be where Jesus Christ is now; that is in Heaven seated at the Right Hand Side of the Almighty God the Father, we have to follow His ways.
His way is Love and doing good to others. Jesus also says about whom we must show our love to. We must always love our brothers and sisters in Christ. They are the one we must love and serve.
Then if we are truly Jesus disciples, we have to love one another and show it in our actions by which others will come to know who we are. And when they receive us they receive Jesus and also the Father who send Jesus into this world.
When the unbeliever sees the love we share with one another and receive us, he becomes one among us; he will also be blessed by the Holy Spirit as written in verse 20.
In this chapter we also see that Jesus Christ is blessing His disciples who are clean in spirit and simultaneously an unclean spirited disciple being handed over to Satan. Jesus washes the feet of the unclean disciple i.e. Iscariot Judas also, but still he remains unclean. We must remember Luke 5 where Peter repents and confesses as being a sinful man. So Jesus says in verse 10 “you are clean” So when we repent we will be clean and Jesus will clean rest of all things which we cannot clean by ourselves and only He can.Jesus Loved us so much that He will come and clean and make us worthy of Him. Believe in Him when He says ‘I love you’ because as Peter believed Jesus and was lead to repent and became clean, so we by believing Jesus Christ and doing all those things He commanded, can be part takers with Christ in His Holy Kingdom. Keep praying for His blessings and to understand His Word.
Prayer: Our Father in Heaven, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit you gave us. Forgive us when we are unknowingly being unfaithful to you in any matters. Bless us with the wisdom to understand your Word and follow Jesus Christ all through our lives. Give us the strength to forgive others and able to serve them with humility.
May your will be done in our lives always.
In Jesus Name we pray.
Amen.
