Solemnly Christ said to Peter, "If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with Me." The service which Peter refused was the type of a higher cleansing. Christ had come to wash the heart from the stain of sin. In refusing to allow Christ to wash his feet, Peter was refusing the higher cleansing included in the lower. He was really rejecting his Lord. It is not humiliating to the Master to allow Him to work for our purification. The truest humility is to receive with thankful heart any provision made in our behalf, and with earnestness do service for Christ.

Kristus sagde højtideligt til Peter: "Hvis jeg ikke tvætter dig, har du ikke lod og del sammen med mig." Denne tjeneste, som Peter nægtede at tage imod, var et forbillede på en mere ophøjet renselse. Kristus var kommen for at tvætte hjertet rent for syndens smuds. Ved at afslå at ville lade Kristus vaske hans fødder afslog Peter at tage imod den højere form for renselse, der var indbefattet i den ringere. I virkeligheden forsmåede han sin Herre. Der er for Mesteren intet ydmygende i, at vi tillader ham at arbejde for vor renselse. Den mest ægte ydmyghed består i med et taknemmeligt sind at tage imod alt, hvad der sker til gavn for os, og i med oprigtighed at tjene Kristus.