I was watching a show “The greatest is the least” with my loving wife, Sangeetha and beloved son, Reuben. In this episode, they depict the account where Jesus washes the feet of His disciples. When Peter refuses to let Jesus wash his feet, Jesus responds by saying, “if you DO NOT LET ME wash you, you have no part with me“. The words that stuck in my mind was “If you DO NOT LET ME”.

See the Holy Spirit of God convicts us of our sin. He also convicts us of righteousness (our need for God) and of judgment (John 16:8-11). God who is Holy can have no communion with sin. To have communion with God, we need to be cleansed. Jesus is ready to wash us. It is His blood that was shed that cleanses us of all unrighteousness (1 John 1:7-9) so that we can be righteous, a.k.a., in a right standing before God. But then again, why is it that not all are clean and saved? Even though, the conviction and the cleansing is the responsibility of God, He is not a puppeteer or one who coerces anyone to believe in Him and accept Him. To be washed by Jesus is to first LET HIM wash us. In other words, it is ours to consent, in response to His conviction so that He can cleanse us. The conviction and cleansing is His to do, the consent however is ours. Without our consent, we can have no part with Jesus, for He is Holy as is His Father and His Spirit, the triune God in One.

If you have never believed in Jesus, believe in Him as the ONE TRUE God, who paid the penalty of you sin (which is death) and LET HIM cleanse you. If we have believed and are a born again believers, but have back-slidden, then we (you and I) too must LET HIM cleanse us. Ask Him to create in us a clean (cleansed) heart and renew a steadfast Spirit within us. If we don’t let Jesus wash us clean, we can have no part with Jesus. Oh, what a tragedy that is!

John 13:4-10 (KJV)
4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

1 John 1:7-9 (KJV)
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.