THICK HEADED

“No,” said Peter, “You shall never wash my feet.” 

Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part in Me”.  John 13:8 NIV

Man, did Peter have a thick head or not?  After all that Peter had seen Jesus do and after all he had heard Jesus say, just what could he have been thinking?  You would think that the disciples and especially the water walking Peter would have been carrying the wash pan around for Jesus. 

In the very first miracle of turning the water into wine, we heard Mary, the mother of Jesus, give instructions to do whatever Jesus said to do.  I think we need to make a commitment to follow her instructions and do whatever Jesus says for us to do. 

Time after time, He tells us to “speak to the mountain” and that is exactly what we need to be doing.  We are not seeing the mountains in our lives being removed because we are not speaking to them.  Just like Peter, and for a variety of reasons, we are being thick-headed.  Jesus is asking us to allow Him to wash the dust, dirt and debris that we have accumulated on our feet from all the mountain climbing we have been doing. 

Father God, help us to make up our mind to do whatever Jesus asks us to do.  Help us to not only be willing to allow Jesus to wash us, but to live lives of faith that will cause others to want to be washed by Him.  Help us to speak to the mountains in our lives, believe that you will remove them, and give You the glory for removing them.  Amen and so be it.  Amen and so be it.