When John is describing Jesus "taking off his outer
garment" he means more than just the stripping off of some physical
clothing, some outer sash that might have gotten in the way of his stooping
down to wash the feet of someone different from oneself, Jesus had to strip off
a lot of outer things (pride, moral judgments, superiority, ideology, and
personal dignity) so as to wear only his inner garment (his knowledge that he
had come from God, and was going back to God) and therefore all things were possible
for him, including his washing the feet of someone whom he knew had betrayed
him.
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How very true. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI hope to continue to let the Lord take off my outer things as well.
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