Is that water too hot?

Putting your faith into actions is not just a new concept.
It is not a new fad to be had.
It is not a good way to meet new singles.
It is not a way to show off.
It is not a way to punish the kids.
Or a way to run from reality.


It is a way to DO what Jesus command us to do.
It is a way to walk out your faith.

If you are doing it right.
You are going to get dirty.
Your feet are gonna hurt.
You are going to be tired.

And at the end of the day.
When you sit in your favorite chair.
And you are looking at the ceiling.
Thinking. "God, I am tired.
Did I do what you wanted me to ?"
"Did I make you happy?"
"Did I sin against you? What could I have done different?"

Jesus is standing there with a towel around his waist.
A bowl at your feet.
Kneels down.
And washes your feet.
"I love you"
"I am proud of you"

"Just wait and see what I have in store for you tomorrow......... "

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit-fruit that will last." (gotta love those red letters)

"I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother(sister), have refreshed the hearts of the saints."

Get your feet dirty

I saw a phrase that made me smile.

"Jesus loves your dirty feet"

It made me think about John 13.

"Having loved his own who were in the world, He now showed them the full extent of his love."

and then he washed their feet.

It also made me think of James 1:27

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

So we are going to get our feet dirty taking care of the business of Christ. And we may get our feet dirty because we walk in a polluted world.

John 13 also says that we are already bathed and clean. We only need to wash our feet. I am going to ponder that for a bit. Do you think he is talking about daily spiritual renewal?

Deliver us

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers,
about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia.
We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure,
so that we despaired even of life.
Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death.
But this happened that we might not
rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril,
and he will deliver us. On him we have set our
hope that he will continue to deliver us,
as you help us by your prayers.
Then many will give thanks on our behalf
for the gracious favor granted us in
answer to the prayers of many.