June 16th

Do you think God has interest in our feet?

Pr Eduardo Gomes

(Central Methodist Church)
Blog: oxiuaiso.blogspot.com

Why? Why not?

            There are many verses in the book of Proverbs talking about parts of our body. Sometimes the author says something related to our head, heart, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands and feet. 

           Each part of our body means something particular to the way of our life in the spiritual sense. We get wisdom learning those verses. So, concerning to our feet the Bible says:

“Thus, you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous”

Prov. 2:20  

and

“Make level paths for your feet, and take only ways that are firm.

Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.” 

Prov. 4: 26, 27

(Make level here means = pondering = meditate ).

We ask,

How are we walking?

Are we demonstrating wisdom in our path? 

What do our feet mean in the spiritual body?

Why God has interest in our feet?

1. Because with the feet, we have relationship with this world. We inherited all customs. We tread on the alleys of this wicked world and our feet became dirty. That was what happened to Moses.  Ex. Moses Ex. 3: 1 – 5. But God said to him:

      “ do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where  you are standing is holy ground,”

2. Because the feet have a deep relationship with our properties = things that belong to us.  Ex. Ruth 4: 1- 8  ( now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption  and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal and give it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.) v.7  When we take off our sandals in God’s presence we give to Him everything that belongs  to us.

3. Because with our feet, we move to everywhere. We are not like trees or stones stuck. You are in constant movement. Every moment when you come back home you  need to be cleaned,  like Peter in Ex. Jo. 13: 1- 17 “ Jesus answered, “ unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” V. 8  “ Jesus answered, “ A person who has a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.”

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of down, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. Proverbs 4:18

Look therefore carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise… Ephesians 5:15