12/05/2025
On the night before the crucifixion, Jesus got up from the table, took a towel, poured water into a basin, and knelt to wash the disciples’ feet.
(John 13:3-5)
All twelve of them.
Not eleven.
TWELVE.
And one of those pairs of feet belonged to Judas,
the man who had already sold Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
(Matthew 26:14-15)
But here’s the part that will undo you.
When Jesus knelt before Judas,
He didn’t flinch.
He didn’t hesitate.
He didn’t expose him.
He didn’t skip him.
He washed the feet
that He knew were about to walk out
and betray Him.
He served the man
who would wound Him.
He showed mercy
to the one who showed Him none.
He knelt before the traitor
as if he were a friend.
Because Jesus didn’t wash feet
based on worthiness.
He washed them
because His love required it.
“Having loved His own who were in the world,
He loved them to the end.”
(John 13:1)
YES. Even Judas.
And maybe,
that’s where it hits you the most.
You’ve been hurt.
You’ve been disappointed.
You’ve been misunderstood.
You’ve been betrayed by someone you trusted.
You’ve been wounded by someone you welcomed.
You’ve been cut off by someone you cared for.
And your heart screams,
“They don’t deserve grace.”
And you’re right.
But neither did we.
“While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
(Romans 5:8)
He washed our feet,
while we were walking away.
He loved us
while we were rejecting Him.
He embraced us
while we betrayed Him in our own ways.
We are all Judas in our own ways,
yet Jesus loved us anyway.
Well, that doesn’t mean
you let broken people keep breaking you.
Jesus washed Judas’ feet,
but He didn’t follow Judas into destruction.
Grace does not mean access.
Forgiveness does not mean foolishness.
Love does not mean lack of boundaries.
But it does mean this,
You can release bitterness
because He held the nails.
You can let go of revenge
because He let go of His rights.
You can choose mercy
because He chose the Cross,
all for you, all for us.
And when you’re faced with someone
who wounded you deeply,
remember,
Jesus washed the feet
that would run toward betrayal
because love isn’t proven
when it’s easy, but when it costs.
