Sandals I am not fit to carry"
MATTHEW 3:11
In the days of John the Baptist, rich households employed various levels of servants for different responsiblities around the home. Yes there was even a servant who had the lackluster job of untying a guest's sandals and carrying them aside.
John the Baptist couldn't think of a better way to humble himself before the Lord than to say that he would carry his Savior's sandals. To him, it was a vocation of humility.
But Jesus demonstrated a more amazing model of humility when He went further and washed their dirty feet a responsibility of the lowest servant on the household totem pole.
John the Baptist extolled the power and greatness of the Lord Jesus. But Jesus was the One who glorified Power by divesting Himself of it in order to wipe clean the filthy feet of common men. And in so doing, Jesus showed us what power there is in sacrificial love humble service.
A job description for a lowly servant can be found in Philippians
2:3-4, which says, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain
Conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also
To the interest of others."
How appropriate that a couple of verses later we are told that
Jesus took on this job description, made Himself nothing, and
Became a servant. Your attitude today should be the same as
that of Christ Jesus.
Lord, I want to be Your servant. May I serve others today as You
would, always considering my brothers and sisters as better than
Myself. Give me Your servant heart, please.
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