Our reading for today is John 13:6-7.
He came to Simon Peter, who asked Jesus, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
Peter didn’t get it. The towel, the basin, the kneeling Savior, none of it made sense. Why would the Son of God stoop to wash dirty feet? It felt wrong. So Peter protested. Jesus, with gentle authority, replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
We’ve all stood in Peter’s sandals. The diagnosis that blindsides. The job that disappears. The prayer that goes unanswered. We cry out, “Lord, what are You doing?” And heaven seems silent.
But Jesus whispers the same words to us: “You don’t understand now. Later, you will.”
Later may not come today. It may not come this year. But it will come. Because Jesus doesn’t waste pain. He doesn’t fumble the plan. He sees the whole picture while we only see the puzzle piece.
So when life doesn’t make sense, remember the towel. Remember the Savior who stooped low to lift us high. Trust that His hands are still at work, loving, shaping, and redeeming.
You may not understand now. But later? Later will be worth the wait.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.