Jesus takes the lowest placeJohn 13:1-17Length: Long
Eat
Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.
- Read
- Reread
- Retell
Digest
Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.
What does this passage show me about God?
- Knowing the Father had given all things into his hands, what does Jesus do, and why does Peter object so strongly?
What does it show me about people — and about myself?
- Why is it hard for you to take the low place — or, like Peter, to let someone serve you?
What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)
- What foot-washing task — something beneath your position — will you do for someone this week?
Who will I tell?
- Who would be shocked to see you serve them, and what might that open for a conversation about Jesus?
Grow
Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).
Pray
Jesus, knowing you had all authority, you took the towel and the basin — the servant's place — and washed feet. Wash me, though like Peter I resist, and teach me to take the low place gladly.