John 12:26 (NIV) Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
Romans 7:6 (NIV) But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
Colossians 3:24 (NIV) Since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
God is not greater if you reverence Him, but you are greater if you serve Him. Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430)