If we stick with the John 13 text, it is obvious that Jesus did not have grime on His mind when He washed His disciples' feet. This scene plays out in the shadow of the cross. Before the sovereign Lord of the universe made Himself lower than a servant to stoop at His disciples' feet, what was He thinking?
Something like this: Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Jesus, knowing that He was come from God and went to God, rose from supper and washed His disciples' feet.
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, rose from supper and washed His disciples' feet.
Jesus, knowing that the devil had put into the heart of Judas Iscariot to betray him, rose from supper and washed His disciples' feet.
Jesus, having loved His own, He loved them unto the end, rose from supper and washed His disciples' feet.
Jesus, knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world, rose from supper and washed His disciples' feet.
"The picture of daily Christian sanctification" -- I am of the opinion that there is a correspondence between Jesus washing His disciples' feet and His daily interceding for His people.
A decent argument can be made that feet washing does relate to the humbling of Christ in the form of a servant to become obedient to the death of the cross, Cf. Phil. 2:5-8 and Mark 10:42-45.
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