Foot Washing

"Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you should also wash one another's feet." John 13:14










So I heard in my absence that there was some foot washing/detoxing going on! WOW ! We are so blessed to have a sister like Dawn that cares enough to come and help cleanse us of the toxins that are built up within us from daily living. She is like our Master, Jesus, when He washed the disciples' feet. She is the hands and feet of Him who has sent her to do His Work on this earth. Dawn has found her true calling in life. There is no greater joy than finding out what it is that God would have us to do here on Earth!

Yet, there is only so far that Dawn can go. She knows that only Jesus can deliver us from the internal toxins that build up in our hearts. Yes, the Maker's Diet is all about "detoxing" the body, but Jesus, our Shepherd, desires that his sheep be free from the poisons of life's hardest days. You know what I am talking about: relationships with friends, husbands, kids, finances, jobs, physical ailments, broken hearts, broken dreams, and the list can go on for miles. Jesus knew that we would get "dirty" in this life. It is why he washed the disciples' feet. He wanted them and us to know the depth that he would stoop to help us walk with him. What a Savior!


When the Lord washes us, He can instantaneously deliver us from the deepest, darkest sins we have ever committed. Do you know what I am referring to? Yes, "those" sins that we would never share or confess to another person for fear of judgment. Jesus sees and knows all about them. Yet NONE are too filthy for him to clean. "If we shall confess our sins to him, he is sure and just to forgive and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (emphasis mine)


The Lord will use His people to help us be cleansed as well. This is done for many reasons-mostly to humble us and to show us our dependency on His people. Come on sisters..let's be honest..how many times have we said, "I aint sayin nothin.." LOL. I know I have. But let me say this, once the Holy Ghost gets to moving..whoa, watch out. I am like a singing canary when He shows up. I will tell any and everything that is going on in my life--then afterwards, I beat myself up. Why? Pride. My pride doesn't want others knowing my struggles--UNTIL that glorious day when the issues I "let out of the bag" DISAPPEAR completely. It is because HE USED HIS PEOPLE TO SET ME FREE. Freedom comes in the presence of the Lord with one another !!! Praise God !!!

Clean feet. Clean hearts. Clean walk. Fit for the Master's use. There is no dirt too deep or poison too strong that Jesus cannot handle. Let's rejoice in his complete acceptance of who we are, where we are, and why we are.

Hats off to Dawn--or should I say "shoes off"--for her faithfulness to lead us to cleanliness, inside and out.


Keepin' it real--
love you all,

Sis Anna