The Laodicean Message - E.H. “Jack” Sequeira

“What is our reward?” Now was that works of
the law, or works of faith? Why did Peter forsake
all? Was it to please Christ or because he believed
that Christ was the Messiah? He believed that the
Messiah would overthrow the Romans and he
wanted to be one of the top cabinet ministers. How
do I know? Because when Jesus came to wash the
feet of Peter, Peter said, “You will never [he used a
very strong Greek word] wash my feet.” Here’s the
scene from John 13:6-9:
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him,
“Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus
replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing,
but later you will understand.” “No,” said Peter,
“you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered,
“Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my
feet but my hands and my head as well!”
Now Jesus knew his heart, so Jesus simply said
this, “If I don’t wash your feet, you will have no
part in my kingdom.” In other words, “Forget your
Prime Minister’s position.”
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