THE SERVANT LEADER
Memorise: If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your
feet; ye also ought to
wash one another’s feet. John 13:14
Read: John 13:13-17, 13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye
say well; for so I am.
14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet;
ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I
have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not
greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Bible in one year:
1st Chronicles 4:24-6:81, Proverbs 26:15-28
MESSAGE
One great difference between servant leaders and
self-serving leaders is that servant leaders always look at leadership as an
act of service, while self-serving leaders view leadership as a high status and
spend most of their time trying to protect their status. Servant leaders would
embrace and welcome feedback, viewing it as a source of useful information on
how they can provide better service, but self-serving leaders usually respond
negatively, taking a harmless feedback as a sign of rejection. In Matthew
20:26b-28 Jesus said;
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your
servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave just as the Son of
Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for
many.”
Servant leadership is service to others. It is not about
lobbying for a position, nor politicking for power. Instead, it is looking for
the opportunity to serve. This is not attractive to the insecure soul in need
of abundant attention. Servant leaders avoid the limelight and serve in ways
that often go unnoticed. The little things are what make a servant leader. It
may be taking out the trash at home or making the coffee at work.
No task is too menial for the servant leader; there is
something bigger than behaviour which distinguishes a servant leader. It is an
attitude which wants to make others succeed. He knows that if those around him
are successful, then there is a good chance that he too will experience
success. He is wise to want what’s best for others.
Jesus served for the
glory of God. His ultimate service was laying down His life in love. In Matthew
10:39, our Lord Jesus who is an example of a perfect leader says;
“He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth
his life for my sake shall find it.”
Any leader that is preoccupied with personal interests,
protection of status, and preservation of positions, may not be a good
ambassador of Christ. Another thing that helps you to identify a serving leader
is integrity. They usually men and women of integrity. Proverbs 11:3 says the
integrity of the righteous provides him with direction. Being someone who wants
to please God, there are certain things he cannot do. Anything God will not be
pleased with is a no-go area for him. Being a man of integrity, he states the
exact time of his arrival in the office. In fact, everyone will strive to
arrive before him knowing that he cannot alter his arrival time. He cannot also
compromise the truth. He will not buy something for =N=100 and say he bought it
for =N=500. He keeps his promises. His word is his bond. His relationship with
the opposite sex is clean. He cannot take what does not belong to him. He has
clean hands and a pure heart. Are you a man or woman of integrity?
Prayer Point
Father, please make me a servant leader, ever focused on
your relationship principles in Jesus’ name.
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