Wash My Feet, Lord

"Wash My Feet, Lord"

I am a sinner, saved by grace, loving and loved by the Saviour, and striving to live the words of Scripture throughout my sanctification. I need to be convicted and changed more into the image of Christ. I desire to share with you, within this blog, all that I am daily learning. I want to serve Christ and become more and more like Him. I don’t want to live a legalistic life, but I do want to live a holy one. I want to see God receive the glory He deserves. I want to see the depth and richness of the Gospel come back to the Church. I want to see God’s people encouraging and building one another up in Christ. I want to encourage young people, and be encouraged by them, to live a set-apart life. I want to give up my life for the sake of the Kingdom and it’s King.
May you accept what is written here, if it truly honors the Lord, as coming from a heart that purely wants to honor Jesus Christ, my Savior. As He teaches me, rebukes me, corrects me, and trains me in righteousness, I hope to grow in my knowledge and love for Him. May everything that is said here bring Him glory. If I stray from the truths of Scriptures, please tell me. May my words be full of grace, as though seasoned with salt. May "the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.” (Ps. 19:14)

Monday, October 5, 2009

How is it that we so often loose sight of our Heavenly calling? O, there are so many things to distract us; so many places to go and things to do. So many meaningless activities and wasted days spent only for ourselves. When do we sit in silence and ask God to show us what His plans are for our lives? And when do we act upon the answer God gives us?
There is a life that we have been called to live and we must live it. It is a life separate from this world. It is a life of grand adventure and great sacrifice. It is a rich life.
Jesus came that we “may have life, and have it abundantly.” So let’s live the abundant life.

Richard Baxter, an English Puritan and theologian once said this,

"I preached as never sure to preach again and as a dying man to dying men."

Should we not live as dying men and woman, bringing the Gospel to those who are in fact already dead, that they may have a part in the abundant life? We must live now, for we only live once on earth before eternity.

O Lord, Help me to live every day as though it were my last. Make Your truth alive in my heart. Forgive me when I complain and have an ungrateful spirit. Teach me to be content in all things and for all things. Cause me to step back from the busyness of life and quietly stand in the beauty of Your presence. “Search me, O God, and know my heart,” as the Psalmist prayed, “Test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the everlasting way.”
Use me as an instrument of proclaiming Your holy Name. Help me to deny myself, that in doing so, You may get glory out of my life.
You are my strength and the joy of my salvation. You are mighty to save!

1 comment:

Wisconsin FarmgirlsOctober 7, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Goodness, Sarah. You know how to find the videos that bring tears to your eyes. Good reminders though. Thanks.
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Wash My Feet, Lord

This blog is about sin, salvation, sanctification, and the Savior. The title comes from John 13. The book of Luke tells of the disciples arguing in the upper room during the Passover meal about who was the greatest. All too proud to humble themselves, the twelve were stunned into silence as Jesus gently brought out the basin of water and a towel and washed the feet of the ones He loved. But when He comes to Peter, he says to Jesus, “Lord, do You wash my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter.” Peter said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”Pastor John Macarthur explains this passage in his NASB notes on John 13: 6-10, “While others remained silent, Peter, perhaps on behalf of others, spoke up in indignation that Jesus would stoop so low as to wash his feet. He failed to see beyond the humble service itself to the symbolism of spiritual cleansing involved. Jesus’ response made the real point of His actions clear: Unless the Lamb of God cleanses a person’s sin (as portrayed in the symbolism of washing), one can have no part with Him. The cleansing that Christ does at salvation never needs to be repeated – atonement is complete at that point. But all who have been cleansed by God’s gracious justification need constant washing in the experiential sense as they battle sin in the flesh. Believers are justified and granted imputed righteousness, but still need sanctification and personal righteousness.”So here lies the essence of this blog. We are all sinners in desperate need of salvation. After we are declared righteous by God - justified, and repent of our sin, we live the lifelong process of sanctification. This is only possible because of the Saviour. Just as Peter and the disciples needed Jesus to wash their feet, so, too, do we need Jesus to forgive us and cleanse us of the sin in our lives. We need His correction, reproof, teaching, and discipline throughout our lives. For those who do not know Christ, the entire body must be cleansed, but for those who have been given new hearts, we must recognize our utter helplessness without Him and say, “Lord, wash my feet.”