John 13:7 Jesus answered and said to him, "What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter."
I’m pretty sure all of us have been clueless about something Jesus has done in our lives. At the time, it didn’t make sense. We didn’t understand what He was saying to us or doing to us. Simon Peter was experiencing something in Jesus’ washing his feet that later he would understand. My guess is that the light didn’t turn on for him until after the resurrection and the Holy Spirit came. Probably within the hour of Jesus’ washing their feet, Jesus told His disciples, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you” (John 14:26). At this point, however, Peter should have accepted that this foot washing was necessary, and that it was best that he trust Jesus and know that this foot-washing will make sense one day. Is there anything in your life like that? Is there something we don’t understand right now? It doesn’t make sense to us? If so, I encourage us that God is glorified as we wait upon Him and trust Him. He will give us understanding in time. Right now, like Peter, it is best for us to humbly receive what He is doing. The Holy Spirit will help us if we will wait and trust in Him.
Acknowledgment: Music from “Carried by the Father” by Eric Terlizzi. www.ericterlizzi.com
