The Mind of Christ – that of a Servant.

“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.” – John 13:14–15 (NIV)

In the upper room, on the night before His crucifixion, Jesus did something no one expected. Very deliberately he took off His outer robe, wrapped a towel around His waist, and began to wash His disciples’ feet. It was the task of the lowest servant—grimy, menial, humiliating. Yet the King of heaven knelt before fishermen and tax collectors and scrubbed the dust from between their toes.

This was not a symbolic act. It was a window into the very mind of Christ.

Jesus knew who He was. John tells us that He was fully aware of His divine origin and destiny: “that He had come from God and was returning to God.” But it was precisely because of this confidence in the Father that He could stoop in humility. True greatness, in the mind of Christ, is expressed not through power but through service.

The mind of Christ doesn’t ask, “What am I owed?” but “What can I offer?” It does not grasp for status or recognition. It finds joy in the quiet work of love—setting the table, listening patiently, washing feet – the things no one else notices.

Servanthood is not about thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less. It’s the freedom to descend without losing dignity. To serve with no agenda but love. To kneel, not because we are small, but because God is so great.

In a world that trains us to climb ladders, collect titles, and build platforms, the mind of Christ leads us in the opposite direction. It invites us to find purpose in hidden places. In wiping tears, not chasing applause. In noticing the lonely, not impressing the crowd.

But this life of service cannot be forced. It flows from a deeper transformation—from knowing we are already loved, already held, already secure in the Father’s hands. Jesus served from belovedness, not for it.

Who around you needs their feet washed today—not literally, but in spirit? Who needs encouragement, kindness, or attention? Where can you choose the low place, not out of obligation, but out of love?

Lord so fill us with your love that we might serve the lowest, the weakest, the meanest, with your gentle mercy and joy.