Trusting Jesus When You Don't Understand
October 5, 2025 · 2:04:46 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
This communion service gathered the church to remember the suffering and death of Jesus and, even more, to celebrate the victory of His resurrection. Before the bread and cup, the congregation was called to prepare their hearts with the sacrifice of praise (Hebrews 13:15) and to ask God to cleanse them.
The main message came from John 13, where Jesus washes the disciples' feet. When Peter refused, Jesus said, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." Peter grasped at once that his very relationship with the Master was at stake and answered, "Then wash not only my feet but my hands and my head" - in other words, "I am all Yours." The preacher pointed out that these words came not amid dazzling promises but in a humble act of foot washing - no threats, no bargaining, only the question of whether the relationship would continue.
From there came the challenge: how much do we value our relationship with Jesus, especially when He does something we cannot understand, stays silent, or lets pain linger for a long time? Communion is not merely eating bread and sipping wine; it is a personal declaration that He matters more than anything and that we will remove whatever stands between us and Him. A second pastor added that those forgiven much love much (Luke 7:47) - at the cross we see both grace we never earned and our ongoing need for Christ to keep washing us for a new life.
Key Points
- Communion remembers Christ's suffering and death, yet it is a celebration of His resurrection victory, not a funeral.
- In John 13 Jesus washes the disciples' feet; "if I do not wash you, you have no part with Me" shows the relationship itself is at stake.
- Peter's "wash my hands and head too" means "I am entirely Yours" - he refused to lose fellowship with Jesus.
- Jesus spoke these words in humble service, with no grand promises or threats - it was simply about love between two persons.
- Our love for God is tested most when He acts in ways we cannot understand, stays silent, or allows long pain.
- Communion is not just bread and wine but a personal decision to let nothing stand between us and Christ (1 Corinthians 11).
- Whoever is forgiven much loves much (Luke 7:47); at the cross we see undeserved grace and our continued need to be cleansed.
Devotional
When God works in ways I cannot trace, it is easy to demand explanations or to pull back in protest. Yet Peter teaches me that the one thing I cannot afford to lose is my place beside Jesus. Today I can say, "I do not understand, but I still love You; do whatever You must, only let nothing come between us." Let the bread and the cup be my honest answer: I am entirely Yours.
“Lord, wash not only my feet but all of me - I do not want to lose You.”
“I don't understand, but I still love You and still want to be with You.”
“Communion is not just bread and wine; it is the question of my relationship with God.”
