If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.
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… Now that you know these things, you're no better off. But now that you know these things, you will be makarios, you will be fortunate, you will be happier, you will be blessed if you do them. Isn't it true? The happiest people you know are some of the greatest people you know when you define great according to Jesus, because they are the most others, first people you know. Years ago, I read a book, a little book, that was good, it was a good book, but there was one part that was life, I don't know if life changing, but it was, it made a big dent, and I've carried these quotes around ever since. The book's called Founding Brothers, it's a book about the founding fathers of our nation, by Joseph Ellis. And in the book, he makes an observation about George Washington, our first president, and I'll close with this. Listen to this in the book. He says, And then this. Upon learning that Washington intended to reject the mantle of emperor, Because the United States are like, why, we don't need another president. …
Jesus in John 13 in the upper room with his disciples. John 13 verses 12 through 17 we read this. So when he had washed their feet. God incarnate. Think about this. God incarnate. stooping down to wash dirty feet. Speaks volumes. When he had washed their feet, taken his garments, and sat down again, he said to them, Do you know what I have done to you? You call me teacher and Lord, and you say, Well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. he has given us an example of service and we are to follow in his example we are not greater than our master and so we're to follow the example of our master and we don't get to opt out of it that's not an option but we're told in our text back to joshua 24 we're told to serve the Lord in sincerity and truth. …
Scripture reading comes from John chapter 13 verses 1 through 17. Hear these words. and now before the festival of Passover Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and to go to the father having loved his own who were in the world he loved them to the end now the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, to betray him. And so during supper, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, he got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. and then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel that he had tied around himself then he came to Simon Peter who said to him Lord are you going to wash my feet and Jesus answered him you do not know now what I am doing but later later you will understand and Peter said to him you will never wash my feet and Jesus answered well unless I wash you you have no share with me Simon Peter said to him well Lord not only then my feet but also my hands and my head and Jesus said to him one who has bathed does not need to wash except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you. …