When Jesus knelt before Peter and prepared to wash his feet, He met with some serious resistance. Peter protested, saying, “No, You will never wash my feet!” It’s impossible to say why he was so adamant. Surely he felt that such a job was beneath Jesus. Or maybe his feet were unusually ugly, dirty, or diseased. Or it might have had something to do with Peter’s pride. Whatever the case, he wanted nothing to do with Jesus’ expression of love and tenderness.
If I’d been in Jesus’ position, I would have thrown my hands into the air and said, “OK, OK… no need to get upset. If you don’t want me to wash your feet, I’ll just skip you and move on.”
But Jesus wasn’t put off by Peter’s resistance. He never is.
This is one of the greatest facts about our Lord. We can avoid, defy, elude, rebuff, resist, or reject Him, but it doesn’t change the way He feels about us. Nor does it diminish His desire to bless us.
-- Mark Atteberry in “Free Refill: Coming Back for More of Jesus”
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