Being the Low Man

John 13.14- If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

When Christ washed the disciples' feet and then gave this application, He was not implementing an ordinance, but a vision for serving others.  Feet are nasty, but they were worse in the day the Lord and his disciples trod the earth on the same dirt roads that the animals transported on.  Many people were barefooted.  When entering a nice home, there was a servant ready to wash the guests' feet.  That servant was at the entry level. He was the low man on the pole.  Nobody wanted that job.  Therefore, it was considered the ultimate service when Jesus knelt and washed his disciples' feet.  
Knowing who Christ was and knowing how nasty their feet were and how low a service it was to carry out, Peter was not going to have it happen.  

Who does the 'bottom of the barrel' job? Well, Jesus did.  

Then He instructed us to serve others as He served us.  

What is the equivalent to foot washing today?  
Well, think about it.  Come up with your illustration of it.....then do it for someone else....today!

May God richly bless you today as He makes you a blessing.