Sunday, January 11, 2009

The Basin and the Towel

Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. (Joh 13:3-4 NIV)


One of the very very important character a christian leader need to have but take a life time to learn: is to be secured in Father God's love.

The picture that came to me was the basin and the towel.

Jesus was not ashamed to wash his disciples' feet. He was not afraid of what other people will think when He got up and took up the lowliest servant's job.

If we are secured, we need not seek the recognition and acceptance of others.
If we are secured, we need not worry if our works and efforts are well recognized by others.
If we are secured, we are not afraid of what people will think of us as long as we know how the loving Father thinks of us.
If we are secured, we are not afraid to be the second fiddler. Remember John the Baptist's statement "He (Jesus) must increase, I must decrease" (John 3:30)?
If we are secured, we will not always be thinking whether we have done a good enough job in front of the public's eyes.





The Basin And The Towel

by Michael Card


In an upstairs room, a parable
is just about to come alive.
And while they bicker about who's best,
with a painful glance, He'll silently rise.

Their Savior Servant must show them how
through the will of the water
and the tenderness of the towel.

Chorus:
And the call is to community,
The impoverished power that sets the soul free.
In humility, to take the vow,
that day after day we must take up the basin and the towel.

In any ordinary place,
on any ordinary day,
the parable can live again
when one will kneel and one will yield.

Our Saviour Servant must show us how
through the will of the water
and the tenderness of the towel.

bridge:
And the space between ourselves sometimes
is more than the distance between the stars.
By the fragile bridge of the Servant's bow
we take up the basin and the towel.

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