Live to Love Scripture Encouragement

John 13:30 So after receiving the morsel he went out immediately; and it was night. Jesus fed Judas the morsel of bread dipped in the bowl. Then Jesus told Judas to go and do quickly what he planned to do. Then Judas went out into the darkness. Never to return to the Daylight. Maybe John wrote this warning in his first letter thinking of Judas. 1 John 2:11 “But the one who hates his brother is in...

John 13:28-29. “Now no one of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him. For some were supposing, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, ‘Buy the things we have need of for the feast’; or else, that he should give something to the poor.” We learned in John 12:6 that Judas had a greed problem. I’m commenting on Judas’ rebuke of Mary’s extrava...

John 13:27 After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, "What you do, do quickly." Satan had already put the thought in Judas’ heart to betray Jesus before dinner that evening (13:2), and after eating, Judas gave Satan access to his body and soul to accomplish the evil deed. We can perhaps imagine a discussion in the heavenlies just prior to this between the Father a...

John 13:25-26 He, leaning back thus on Jesus' bosom, said to Him, "Lord, who is it?" Jesus then answered, "That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him." So when He had dipped the morsel, He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Not much time had passed since Jesus told His disciples, “From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does...

John 13:24 So Simon Peter gestured to him, and said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking." It makes sense for Peter to ask John to clarify Jesus’ statement. If we know someone is close to Jesus, we assume that they know what is on Jesus’ mind. When we are troubled or in need of counsel, we should be drawn to those who lean on Jesus. It makes sense that as we lean on Jesus and live to...

John 13:23 There was reclining on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. John’s personal testimony about his being loved by Jesus warms my heart. How about you? He reclined on Jesus’ bosom at the dinner table. Obviously he was next to Jesus. That seems strange unless we consider the context. Jesus had just told them that one of them would betray him. Perhaps the thought of losing Jes...

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John 13:22 The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking. In many cases, it’s not easy to detect a goat amongst the sheep or the tares from the wheat. Apparently Judas fit right in with the rest of the disciples. They had just been told by Jesus that one of them was a betrayer, and they had no idea who it might be. Of course, Judas knew at that moment t...

John 13:21 When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me." Jesus told them ahead of time what was to occur, just like He promised. This was to bolster their faith in Him, which was a good thing. However, John noted that Jesus was troubled when He told them. We aren’t told what troubled Jesus except the kn...

John 13:20 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me." Jesus was sent by God, His Father. When we receive Him as the way, the truth, and the life, we are receiving God. As we live to love with Jesus, we are sent by Jesus to love in His name. The one who receives our love receives Him. It is also encouraging to know that...

From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He. Let’s be watching for what Jesus told His disciples was going to happen. Who can foretell events before they happen but God? Surely that’s what He meant when He said, “So…you may believe that I am He.” In a matter of minutes Jesus said it this way. “Do not let your heart be troubled. If...

John 13:18 I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.' Those who try to do these things—that is try to serve without Jesus are not blessed if they do them. He has Judas in mind, of course, when He said, “I do not speak of all of you.” This is a marvelous statement. Judas was ch...

John 13:17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. What are “these things” we know to do? That Jesus, our Master and Teacher has given us an example of love for each other: humble service to those who belong to Jesus. That if Jesus humbled Himself to serve us, we ought to follow His example. What is the blessing if we do what we know is right? We are blessed with a clear conscien...

Welcome to today’s live to love scripture encouragement from John 13:16. Jesus had just washed His disciples’ feet and in this verse is continuing to explain what they are to deduce from it. “Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him.” Jesus is our master and teacher. We are His friends who are sent to live to love...

It’s a joy to encourage you with today’s live to love scripture from John 13:14-15. If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you. Jesus had asked, “Do you know what I’ve done to you?” Now we have His explanation. As their only Lord and Teacher, He gave them an example so that they...

John 13:13 You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. Welcome to today’s Live to Love Scripture Encouragement. Today’s verse is John 13:13. “You call Me teacher and Lord; and you are right for so I am.” This verse makes me ask myself four questions. 1. What is Jesus to me? Which leads to 2. What is my relationship to Him? 3. Do I call Jesus Teacher and Lord? 4. Am I His student...

Welcome to today's Live to love scripture encouragement. I would like to revisit John 13:12 So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? Do you remember what Jesus knew before He washed their feet? He was conscious of His relationship with His Father. John 13:3 “Jesus, knowing that the Father had gi...

John 13:12 So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? Let’s put ourselves in the disciples shoes—well ok. They don’t have their shoes on. They’ve just had their feet washed by their master who asks this question. Do you know what I’ve done to you? Why did he ask the question? Surely He wanted them...

John 13:11 For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, "Not all of you are clean." In this verse we learn what Jesus knew when he said, “not all of you are clean”. Judas was not in Christ from all eternity. He was not cleansed by the washing of regeneration as Paul wrote to Titus. Titus 3:5 “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but acc...

John 13:10 Jesus said to him, "He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you. " Let’s not miss what Jesus said. He told Peter that he and some of the others were completely clean. He didn’t understand that then, but we do. If anyone is in Christ, then they were perfected by their union with His perfectly clean life and the washing of...

John 13:9 Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head." You gotta live this response! When Jesus explained what was at stake in His washing Peter’s feet, “If I do not wash you, you can have no part with me,” Peter’s zeal kicks in. "Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head." Peter kind of gets it. His feet represent his walk in th...

John 13:8. We’ve been looking at Jesus’ loving service to His disciples in washing their feet. Peter offered some resistance. Peter said to Him, "Never shall You wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." There’s obviously much more to this foot-washing than meets the eye. Peter’s rejection of Jesus’ help at this point is tantamount to being an outcast. “I...

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...

John 13:6 So He came to Simon Peter. He said to Him, "Lord, do You wash my feet?" We might think that Simon Peter knew better than to question anything Jesus did, but obviously not. Why did John refer to him as Simon Peter? Jesus had given Simon a new name after he confessed that Jesus was the son of God (Matt. 16:16-17). Simon was his flesh identifier, and Peter was his new kingdom identifier. Ma...

John 13:5 Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. Imagine a days worth of dust on each foot. It was a daily task of perhaps the lowest servant in the average home. Apparently this task had been overlooked by the event planner, but it was the will of the Father for His Son to exemplify His love in a way tha...