S – It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave; ²⁸ 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.”

Matthew 20:26–28 CSB

O – Commentary:

There was no greater example of this principle than the Lord Himself. He did not come into the world to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. Here was the first clue as to what the death of Christ would accomplish. He had told them on a number of occasions He would die. But He had not indicated the reason for His death. Now it was clear that His death would be to provide a “ransom” (lytron, “payment”) “for” (anti, “in place of”) “many” (see the chart, “New Testament Words for Redemption” at Mark 10:45). His death would take the place of many deaths, for only His death could truly atone for sin (John 1:29; Rom. 5:8; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18). He was the perfect Sacrifice, whose substitutionary death paid the price for sin.

“Matthew,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – Jesus is our example.  He who created all things, left heaven to come as a man and die for our sins.  He is the greatest among us and he came and served us with his life, death and resurrection.  As great as we think we are, there is no comparison.  

R – Heavenly Father, you are above all things.  Thank you for the example of Jesus for us to serve others.  As we lay down our gifts and abilities, we ask that you use them to bring glory to your name and that others would be drawn into a deeper relationship with you.