LISTEN TO COME AND SEE! CHAPTER 5 – STINKY FEET

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Welcome to this special Easter edition of Redeeming the Chaos with Laurie Christine! 

A FAMILY DEVOTIONAL FOR EASTER

For 30 days leading up to Easter, I will be reading to you from my easter devotional book, Come and See! 30 Family Bible Stories for Easter.  

Today, I am reading Come and See! Chapter 5 – STINKY FEET.

Come and See!  invites families of elementary-aged children to experience firsthand the anticipation, the sorrow, the tragedy, the fear, and the ultimate triumph of Jesus’ death and resurrection. 

Through the eyes of six eye witnesses, you will be led on a journey through the busyness of  the streets of Jerusalem, to the despair of Golgotha, and finally to the celebration of the empty grave.

This book includes 30 short devotional stories, each with accompanying Scripture references and questions for discussion and imagination.

We are going to be reading one story each day leading up to Easter.  You’re welcome to grab the kids and listen together for your family Bible time.  Or, if you would rather read to your kids on your own, you can DOWNLOAD A FREE COPY OF THE ENTIRE EBOOK HERE.

LISTEN TO COME AND SEE! CHAPTER 5 – STINKY FEET

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STINKY FEET – Told by Peter, A Disciple of Jesus

“I couldn’t believe what was happening. Jesus can’t wash our feet! He’s our teacher! I watched as he made his way around the room, removing the sandals of each man and gently scrubbing away the dirt. There was no way Jesus was going to wash MY feet.“PETER, DISCIPLE OF JESUS

Later that same week, Jesus sent John and me into Jerusalem ahead of the other disciples to prepare a place for us to eat a Passover meal. This wasn’t the official Passover meal when we would eat a lamb that had been sacrificed in the temple. That meal would take place the following evening. This night we would enjoy a meal together in honor of the firstborn children whom God had spared when our ancestors lived in Egypt over one thousand years ago. That evening, we all gathered together in an upper room of someone’s house for dinner. 

That evening, we were all reclining around the table in the room where John and I had prepared the meal. We were exhausted from the events of the week and the preparations of the day. Normally, when we would arrive as guests at someone’s house, the host would order one of the servants to bring a basin of water and wash our feet. Dusty roads and sandals made it difficult to keep our feet clean. 

But that night, there was no host and no servant, since we were merely borrowing a room for our dinner. I wondered which of us should be responsible for the foot washing. One of the less-important disciples for sure. I mean, I was part of Jesus’ inner circle of friends, so I know it wouldn’t have been me.