The Perfect Leader: Jesus Alone

Glorifying the One Who Never Fails

Published: Sun 14 Sept 2025
By: Rev. M. David

The Moral Responsibility of Leadership

The Perfect Leader: Jesus Alone

Leadership is not about controlling people or forcing ideas upon them. It is about guiding others with a sense of responsibility, using the power entrusted to serve the people with honesty, humility, and integrity. A leader earns genuine respect only when they live by the same values they preach. People follow leaders who lead by example those whose beliefs are reflected not just in their words, but in the way they live.

Around the world, many leaders have been admired because they not only spoke about what is right, but also practiced those principles in their own lives. Their words carried weight because their actions matched them. However, time often reveals the truth about those who only appear to be genuine.

There have been many situations where people discovered that their leaders were living in luxury and comfort, while the general public struggled with daily hardships. This contradiction exposes the reality of false leadership leaders who talk about sacrifice, simplicity, or poverty, but are unwilling to give up their own comfort.

People believe in leaders because they trust that what is being taught is also being lived. But when that trust is broken when people see that their leaders live opposite to what they preach they feel betrayed. Faith turns into disappointment, and admiration becomes regret.

True leadership requires consistency between belief and behavior. Without it, leaders lose credibility, and the people lose faith.

The Bible teaches in Proverbs 29:2, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” This reminds us that righteous leadership brings peace and joy, but selfish leadership brings suffering. Jesus Himself, though King of Kings, lived humbly and served others, saying in Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.”

Jesus, though He had every right to the highest position and privilege, chose to live a humble and simple life. He came not to be served, but to serve. In contrast, some leaders today defend their lavish lifestyles by misusing the Word of God to justify their actions. But if God did not grant a life of luxury to His own beloved Son, how can anyone believe that He would grant such privilege to leaders who are not even equal to Jesus?

The truth is, these leaders are not living in comfort because of God’s blessing they have surrounded themselves with luxury out of their own desires. They seek status, comfort, and recognition, often while preaching humility and sacrifice to others. This kind of leadership is not godly; it is self-serving.

A true servant-leader follows the example of Christ living simply, walking humbly, and putting the needs of others before their own comfort.

On the other hand, no one can ever be like Jesus.

Only Jesus fully obeyed God the Father in every way, without sin or failure. That is why we should never place our ultimate trust in any human being—because everyone, without exception, is a sinner. Only the Lord Jesus is perfectly holy, perfectly faithful, and worthy of our complete trust.

I don’t say this to offend anyone, but to glorify Jesus because He alone deserves all the praise, all the worship, and all the honor. Leaders, no matter how good they appear, are still human. They will make mistakes, fall short, and at times disappoint. But Jesus will never fail. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8).

“God is a jealous God and will never share His glory with anyone.”
As written in Isaiah 42:8
“I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.”

This reminds us that all worship, all honor, and all glory belong to God alone. He is holy, sovereign, and unmatched in power and majesty. No human, no idol, and no earthly leader deserves the glory that is due to Him.

He alone is the sinless Son of God, the perfect example, and the only Savior.