Jesus placed a great amount of emphasis on the importance of love and humility.
As it was getting close to His crucifixion, He left a tremendous example of love
despite the adversity He would face en route to the cross of Calvary. John
chapter 13 vss. 1 thru 5 the bible says; “Now before the feast of the Passover
when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from the world to
the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the
end. *And supper being ended, the devil already put it into the heart of Judas
Iscariot, Simon’s son to betray Him. Jesus knowing that the Father had given all
things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, rose
from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself, After
that, He poured water into a basin and begin to wash the disciples feet, and to
wipe them with a towel with which He was girded.” One of the last acts of love
and humility Jesus bestowed upon mankind was to get down on His knees and
wash the disciple’s feet. That’s the definition of love and humility. There was no
self-glorying involved. There is good news everyday for those who know Jesus as
Lord and Savior and have a willingness to follow Him. No one else went to the
cross on behalf of the sins of all mankind. Which is why to God be the “absolute
glory” for sending Jesus into the world. And Jesus made it crystal clear as to what
His disciples needed to do. John 10 vss. 27 and 28 Jesus says; “My sheep hear My
voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; And I give them eternal life, and they
shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My Hand.” So as we
celebrate Easter this Sunday be reminded of the words about Jesus after having
died on the cross and placed in a tomb and His earthly mother and two other
women were looking for Him. The angel of the Lord said to them in Matthew
chapter 28 vss. 6 and 7 quote; “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come,
see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is
risen from the dead.”
