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THE BREAKTHOUGH SERIES
Psst, Matthew! I'd say our money woes are about to be history!
The disciples expect that these lamplit hours among friends in the upper room will carry on into the evening, poignant but peaceful, full of toasts to the good years to come. But things begin to unravel.
THE UNRAVELING
The apostle John recorded the exact moment the mood changed:
And supper being ended.. Jesus.. .rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and begin to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
(John 13:2-5)
Shocked, the men can only watch in shame as Messiah swabs grime from between their toes. Water plinks into the bowl. The disciples shift nervously, not daring to speak. Why would tomorrow's king behave like tonight's houseboy?
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