<TITLE>18. Par 201-208</TITLE>L-201 Now, in Palestine, the first thing, when a man comes to the house, most the people, in coming in--in--in those days, it was by foot. Their only way of transportation was by walking, and--and--and walking on the roads. They have a robe, and the robe comes down to the foot. And the foot is covered by a sandal. And the underneath garment just comes to the knees, and it's cut off here at the knee, the underneath garment, under the robe. And the man, when he's walking, or--or someone, when they're walking like that, that robe moving along, sweeps up the dust. And the dust settles on the knees, from the knees down, and they become very dirty. They're... That's how Jesus talked of washing feet. See? They... It was a custom, 'cause they were--their feet were dirty.

L-202 And there was many caravans went out in that day through Palestine. And the roads wasn't like ours, concreted or oiled. It was a old dusty, rugged, rough, rocky road, like an old country path somewhere. And in there, the animals carrying, going through there, the--the animal droppings would fall on the ground, and the birds would come pecking in it and scattering it, to go back to dust. And then, when you're walking along with that robe like that, over the rough, rugged road, why, the dirt would fly up and get on your--your leg, and it smelt, had an awful smell, like around a stable or something. And when a person come to the--to the house, the custom was, first, to wash his feet.

L-203 Now, I will show you how that was done. And come here, Brother Neville, I--I--I want to illustrate this and show you how it was done. The... Come right here, if you will, now, and just be seated there a minute.
Now, the first thing, come in... And the lowest paid flunky of the whole group, was the foot washer. The man who washed the feet was the worst of all of them, the lowest paid.
Now, I want to say something to you. Jesus took the lowest place, a flunky. Hallelujah. That proves to me, He was God. He took the lowest place, to wash feet. Had all kinds of flunkies, but the lowest one was a foot washer, washing that manure, and everything off their feet. The lowest flunky there was, and Jesus took the lowest flunky. Then you're so stiff, you can't do nothing for Him. But He took the lowest place for you. He was a foot washer. Think of it. The King of glory became a foot washer to show humility and to give you an example of what to do and how to do it.

L-206 And you call yourself a Christian, and so starchy, you couldn't reach down to shake hands with a beggar on the street and talk to him about the Lord. Oh, you're so good.
Find out, there ain't much good about us, when you think of Him becoming a foot wash flunky, the lowest there was. He really, in heart, was the highest there was. He was the heart of God, and become the lowest paid foot wash flunky. Hmm. He Who was great, become to naught, that He might redeem you back and make you great.

L-208 You know what? I've noticed this in my travels. You usually find, great men are little men. I go around where there's great men, really great men, and I know they're great men. But when I start to leave them, they make you think you're the great man; they ain't nothing. But you take a little two-by-four, don't know nothing; he thinks he's all of it. He ain't nothing to begin with. It's great men are little men. They never brag or take honor. They make you feel that you're great. That's great men.
And here, the greatest of men, the greatest of all men, God manifested in flesh, become a foot wash flunky, with humility. The King of all eternity, all glory, the Creator of heavens and earth, washed the dung off of men's feet.


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