What made Jesus tick? What does it show?

Have you ever watched someone be far, far more loving than you, and wondered how they do it?

I can think of a lady who, in caring for her husband with worsening dementia, showed endless patience, day after day, hour after hour, minute after minute, helping him with the same ordinary little things, over and over and over again. I never saw her cross, or even a little irritated at her husband for his inability to do the simplest things or to remember anything from one minute to the next. I often wondered how I would be in a similar situation, and I’m pretty sure I would soon be irritated. Her beautiful character was a mystery to me – how did she do it? What made her tick so much better than me?

How Jesus ticked...

In John 13, the author opens a fascinating window onto how Jesus ticked. A few verses into the chapter, Jesus will get up from the table, take off his outer clothing, wrap a towel around His waist and begin to wash the filth from the feet of every single one of His disciples, including those He knew would abandon Him, deny Him, or betray Him.