SERVANTS OF GOD

"He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments and took a towel and girded Himself. After that He poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples. feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded. Then cometh He to Simon Peter and Peter saith unto Him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto Him, What i do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto Him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If i wash thee not, thou hast no part of with me. Simon Peter saith unto Him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit, and ye are clean, but not all." John 13:4-10

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Jesus goes on to say that in so doing this for the disciples, we need to do it for each other. There are a few themes in this passage, but i am praying on servanthood. We are all servants of one God, we serve one Jesus. We are here for Him and whoever receives Jesus, receives God. We can have no part of Jesus with out serving. Of course Peter as usual rushed in where angels fear to tread. He ususally engaged his mouth too soon, but we learn from his mistakes. Praise God for Peter. Our place is serving Him, serving each other, washing each others feet. Serving each other. This chore of footwashing was usually relegated to the lowest of the low in households of Jesus day. Jesus got down and dirty to wash His disciples feet. This is the example He set for us. This is our awesome Jesus, our awesome God. This is our reasonable service, the least we can do for Him. God bless you. Amen.

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Yesterday, Sunday, we hit the streets in the neighborhoods of Papago, Apple Valley, West Ninth and Roseland. We did a Trunk or Treat with candy out of the back of our cars. We had hundreds of pounds of candy and 7 or 8 cars. The faces on the kids were priceless and the joy we all shared was so heart warming. What love we share with these children of God, what a joy to serve them. They are our family. Amen.

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After the outreach we gathered at the Gonzalez home and had a BBQ. Burgers and dogs and plenty of snacks. All the kids were running around and we were one family of God enjoying His love and blessings. It was great. God is so awesome and He causes my heart to fill to bursting. i can't help but love Him more than life and more than anything. My love for my RAVEN family near and far is a precious gift from Him and i am grateful. We honored some very special people last night with prayer and footwashing. God bless them and their families. May God fill them with His love and may grace abound. i love you guys. Before we left, Pastor Rudy laid out his plan for RAVEN West Coast for the upcoming year and we all were blessed and filled. "It is bigger than we think." Amen.

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