“Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.”
John 13:7-8 KJV
Jesus replied, “You don’t understand yet the meaning of what I’m doing, but soon it will be clear to you.” Peter looked at Jesus and said, “You’ll never wash my dirty feet—never!” “But Peter, if you don’t allow Me to wash your feet,” Jesus responded, “then you will not be able to share life with Me”. By removing their sandals and washing their feet, Jesus was showing them that He was granting them a new inheritance - His own. The sandal is often used in covenants of inheritance in Hebrew culture. Every defilement would be removed so that they could “place the sole of their feet” upon the new covenant inheritance. God told Moses to remove his sandals, for he was about to receive a new inheritance - the holiness of God and the authority that came with it. Likewise God told Joshua, “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses”. Let’s enjoy our new covenant inheritance and with boldness, the holiness and authority that come with it. Amen!
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