The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him.

Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

“You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house.

Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.

But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?

Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

“On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.”

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey him.”

How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!