John 13:3-4a (The Message)
Jesus knew that the Father had put Him in complete charge of everything, that He came from God and was on His way back to God. So He got up….
Christ’s love was tendered in the full consciousness of His own exalted powers. “He deliberately subjected Himself to the needs of His disciples, and sacrificed Himself for them by submitting to an authority which was beneath Him. He told Pilate, you would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above (19:11). His calm superiority to the numerous accusations of His enemies showed that He was a voluntary, not an unwilling, victim.” We can express divine love best when we are rooted in the truth of who we are in Christ. Confidence in our relationship with the Father empowers our everyday expressions of divine love.
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