Dirck van Baburen - Christ Washing the Apostles Fee
The basin was fuller
Than any of them knew.
There was the water, true,
But also humble love
That laved their dusty feet.
The Master chose to meet
Their need both higher and lower
Than clouded minds could see.
In later days,
When Paraclete was guide,
They too filled up
The bowl of servanthood,
Before they drank
The final bitter cup
He promised them.
Elton D. Higgs
(Feb. 14, 2010)
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“The message of the gospel—God’s act of forgiveness and salvation in Jesus—is rooted in hesed. Hesed describes the disposition of God’s heart not only toward His people but to all humanity. The love of God extends far beyond duty or expectation. His forgiveness of sin fulfills a need that is basic to all other needs in the relationship between human beings and God—the restoration and continuation of fellowship with God in Jesus Christ. God’s hesed manifested in forgiveness makes a relationship with Him possible. That forgiveness comes to us freely as a gift from God based on the sacrificial act of Christ.”
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