Hey, have you ever been in a relationship with somebody and it was hard to serve them?
It was even harder to love them?
Well, I have, and I found something that helps me, and maybe it'll be helpful to you as well.
My name is Kathy Hager, and I have a passion for sharing God's grace with others.
In John chapter 13, it was the time that Jesus knew he was about to go to the cross.
He had a room full of men that had followed him for three years.
He knew one of them was about to sell him for 30 pieces of silver.
Another one was going to deny him three times.
How could he wash their feet?
How could he serve them knowing what he knew about them?
That's what makes it so hard sometimes.
We know the people that we're supposed to serve, and they know us.
But the scripture says that Jesus knew, one, that God had put all things into his hands.
And it said he knew where he'd come from, and he knew where he was going.
So he tied a towel around him and bent down and washed all 12 men's feet.
You know, knowing our identity in Christ, knowing whose we are, where we've come from,
that gives us humility.
Know where we're going, that gives us hope.
We can serve even people who can't serve us, like little children, tired husbands,
elderly people, people that don't appreciate what we do.
Aren't you glad that you have that same Jesus living inside of you,
living his life out through you?
That's how we can serve.