One thing that we seldom pay attention to is our footwear.
Because they are the furthest things from our eyes, we tend to neglect them.
Our footwear takes a lot of beating, and yet they protect our feet and even help us to walk with a proper posture.
But when it comes to taking care of them, we put them at a low priority.
And cleaning our shoes would be something that we want to avoid, especially if they are wet and dirty and muddy.
In the time of Jesus, sandals are worn, they were just crude coverings for the feet, and made from various types of materials.
The roads were dusty and dirty and people just can’t wait to take out their sandals when they reach home so that they can wash their feet.
The removing of the sandals and washing of the feet was for the lowest of slaves to do.
So when John the Baptist said that he is not fit to undo the sandal-strap of Jesus, he is saying how unworthy he is.
Even the baptism that he was doing was nothing compared to the baptism that Jesus brings.
John the Baptist used the symbol of sandals to tell others who he is.
However great or small we think we are, let us remember the sandals that John the Baptist was talking about.
From a great man like John the Baptist, let us learn to be humble and simple in life.