Freely Speaking Audio Devotion
Welcome to Freely Speaking, an OHSOFREE devotional ministry where we share our hearts and trust God for transformation.
Today, Tara Thompson encourages us to seek opportunities to serve prayerfully.
“He rose from supper. He laid aside His outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around His waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet” (John 13:4-5 KJV).
When was the last time you took the time to wash the feet of others? Maybe we don’t get the chance to literally wash each other's feet, but there are so many opportunities before us each day to serve others in the way Jesus would.
From a very young age, my mom always taught my sister and I to care for others. Our favorite way to serve others was in the kitchen through preparing meals or baking treats. We would help her in the kitchen, and then we would go with her to deliver the meals to neighbors or to those who just needed a little “pick me up.” We would always leave feeling like we had lifted not only others' spirits, but also our own.
John 13:4-5 talks about how Jesus served the disciples by washing their feet. He saw an opportunity and humbled Himself to serve. These verses should encourage us to do the same.
I’ve always heard the saying that we may be the only Jesus some people see. My young heart didn’t fully comprehend what we were doing then, but I do now. We were doing our best to love others the way Jesus asks us to do—to let His light shine through us.
Maybe washing feet looks like preparing a meal, picking up groceries for someone who can’t get out, helping a neighbor with yardwork, or just sitting and listening to someone’s story. Whatever the opportunity, may we let Jesus’ light shine in us as we serve others.
Is there a friend, coworker, neighbor, or church member who needs an act of service? Pray about whose feet the Lord calls you to wash today.
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