When I was first saved years ago, I had no idea what it meant to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I thought being a Christian meant that I would go to church, pray over meals, listen to the right music, and have fellowship with other Christians. I tried to copy other people who I thought were “good” Christians. To the point that I was even saying what they were saying. I didn’t realize that Jesus wanted it me to know him. Not just know who he was, or is, or will be. But to really know him. Did you go through this? Are you now? You’re not alone if so.
As our walks in our faith progress, we begin to learn more that our foundation should be built on Jesus. I don’t just mean the foundation of our faith. I’m talking about the foundations of our lives. Our entire lives. Everything we stand for. Everything we work for. Everything we live for. Everything! When we strive to get to that point, our mission switches from one of self desire to one of serving Jesus. Serving Jesus by serving others.
Our Lord and Savior is the perfect example of what serving others looks like. If you want to be like anyone, it should be Jesus. I love the story about the final night. The night that he bent down to wash feet. Oh what a lesson he was teaching. To truly serve others, we must lower ourselves below them. We must be humble enough to lift them above us. He didn’t wash feet, to simply wash feet. He lowered himself, lifting them up, all with the purpose of teaching them how to truly serve other people. All the while, knowing that tremendous suffering was coming his way. Wow! Let’s copy that. Let’s lower ourselves and lift others up. Through love. And let’s all remember this, God loves us. Always has. Always will.
