THE HOUR HAD COME

JOHN 13:1-20   19 I AM WHO I AM

It was now the day before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave the world and go to the Father.  He had always loved these in the world who were his own, and he loved them to the very end.

Jesus and his disciples were at supper. The Devil had already put into the heart of Jesus, the son of Simon Iscariot, the thought of betraying Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given him complete power; he knew that he had come from God and was going to God.  So he rose from the table, took off his outer garment, and tied a towel round his waist. Then he poured some water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel round his waist. He came to Simon Peter who said to him, “Are you going to wash my feet, Lord?”

Jesus answered him, “You do not understand now what I am doing, but you will understand later.” Peter declared, “Never at any time will you wash my fee!”

“If I do not wash your feet, “Jesus answered, “you will no longer be my disciple.”

Simon Peter answered, “Lord, do not wash only my feet, then! Wash my hands and head, too!”

Jesus said, “Those who have had a bath are completely clean and do not have to wash themselves, except for their feet. (Jesus already knew who was going to betray him; that is why he said, “All of you, except one, are clean).

After Jesus had washed their feet, he put his outer garment back on and returned to his place at the table. “Do you understand what I have just done to you?” he asked. “You call me Teacher and Lord, and it is right that you do so, because that is what I am.  I, your Lord and Teacher, have just washed your feet. You, then, should wash one another’s feet.  I have set an example for you, so that you will do just what I have done for you.  I am telling you the truth: slaves are never greater than their master, and messengers are never greater than the one who sent them.  Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice!

“I am not talking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the scripture must come true that says, “the man who shared my food turned against me.’ I tell you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe that “I am who I am”. I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.”

Lord Jesus Christ you the I AM THAT I AM. You are to be trusted. Jesus I trust in you. Grant me victory over sin through the transforming power of your Holy Spirit