John 13:12

John 13:12 says, So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? After Jesus had washed the disciples' feet, He asked if they knew what He had done for them.  The simple answer would be that He washed their feet. We need to be careful that when God is at work in our life, we truly understand what He is doing.  We may just look for the worldly answer and not the spiritual.  If God heals us of some disease, and were to ask us what He had done, we might only focus on the fact that we were healed and not the why we were healed.  Jesus wanted the disciples to understand why He had washed their feet. Verse thirteen adds, He says, Ye call Me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.  If we were to be asked Who Jesus is to us, we should be able to honestly say that He is our Master and Lord.  If we are too proud or self-important to make that declaration to the world, then we need to examine our relationship with Christ.  Verse fourteen continues, If I then, your Lord and Master have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.  There are those who take this literally to mean washing feet, but I believe it means to humble ourselves to serve one another.  We need to be willing to put the needs of others above our own pride.  Verse fifteen concludes, For I have given you and example, that ye should do as I have done to you.  We must remember that Jesus was not just talking about washing their feet, but about the Master and Lord humbling Himself to serve others.  That is the example we are to follow.  We should be willing to humble ourselves to serve the least of those in the eyes of the world.