Friday, August 28

The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those having authority over
them are called Benefactors. You, though, are not to be that way.

—Luke 22:25, 26.



Because of human imperfection, some of God’s sheep may be slow to understand what Jehovah expects of them.
They may fail to take action that is in harmony with Scriptural counsel, or they may act in a way that indicates a lack of spiritual maturity.

How are the elders to react?

They should imitate Jesus’ patience with his disciples when they were preoccupied with the question
of who among them would become the greatest in the Kingdom. Instead of losing patience with them,
Jesus continued to teach his disciples and to give them loving counsel about manifesting humility.

(Luke 9:46-48)

By washing their feet, Jesus provided an object lesson in humility, a quality that Christian overseers need to display.

—John 13:12-15; 1 Pet. 2:21.

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Hey All:

Is that all that Jesus' washing the feet of the Apostles was, a lesson in humility? Nothing more?

Frank