Section 6
and come down to his level. Whenever we have the sensation that someone has offended us, we always consider ourselves higher than that per son, thinking that he is lower, that he owes us something, and that we have a claim upon him. Herein lies the difficulty. You need to put aside your garments, lower your standard, and come down from your throne. In a sense, laying aside your garments means to dethrone yourself. Do not sit on the throne judging your brother say ing, "You offended me, you offended me." As long as you have this attitude, the tail of the fox will come out. Eventually, you will rebuke the offend ing brother, and the result will be a quarrel, for he will deny that he did anything to offend you. Immediately, the entire situation becomes a sin ful one.
Not only do we need to lay aside the gar ments of our attainments, but we also need to be girded with a towel. This means that we must be bound, that we must lose our liberty. The feet were washed with water and also wiped with the towel with which the Lord was girded. In other words, the more we are willing to be bound for the sake of others, the more we shall be able to minister to others and wipe their feet. Otherwise, the more we are free, the more we shall damage