Quotes about Servant

God does not look for success as the world understands it. He looks for faithfulness. "Who is that faithful servant?" Success is accomplishing faithfully the task allotted to you by the Lord.

Christianity enhanced the notion of political and social accountability by providing a new model: that of servant leadership. In ancient Greece and Rome no one would have dreamed of considering political leaders anyone's servants. The job of the leader was to lead. But Christ invented the notion that the way to lead is by serving the needs of others, especially those who are the most needy.

There is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God…. For [the ruler] is God's servant to do you good" (Romans 13:1,4).

The truth is that God could have forgiven my past and given me assurance of heaven and yet kept me at arm's length. He could have made me a mere servant in his kingdom household — and even that would have been more than I merited. But his grace is far more outrageous than that.

Hell is the highest reward that the devil can offer you for being a servant of his.

"Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own kurios (master) he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Kurios (Master or Lord) is able to make him stand" (NIV).

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

Every decision we make has to be evaluated in light of our life-changing commitment to being a servant of Christ and His kingdom.

Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?

The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

Accuse not a servant unto his master.

The man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant.