It says Service in the name!

Several years ago we bought a new refrigerator. Bigger because we needed more room, better with two ice makers and Budget because it would cost less to operate and save us energy dollars. Well it is bigger and yet there is still not enough room to get everything in there without some creative arranging. Budget I don’t know if it saves us energy dollars or not. The sticker said so. Better two ices makers are great when they work but recently both were having problems.

The one on top did nothing at all. The one on the bottom makes ice but water was leaking into the bottom of the freezer, freezing and then blocking the drawer from opening easily and closing completely. We would have to unload it, chip and remove the ice chunks from the bottom. So, we called repair as we have and extended warranty. It would be three weeks until the appointment. The repair firm is A & E Service Company.

In speaking to the scheduler, we informed them that no one is at the house until 8:30 each morning as we drive school buses but after that we would be there. They said they understood (some of you know where this is going). The appointed day came and I arrived back at the house early. It was 8:22 and we had two messages on the answering machine. The first one said we would be the first call the tech made and they would arrive before 9am. This message was recorded at 7:45am. The second message was a call to reschedule our missed service appointment and was time dated 8:16am. WHAAAT? So, I called the number and asked what was up. They wanted to know if the tech left a note. I went and looked at both doors and no note. They said they would contact the tech and get back to us. This seemed like we were service them! That got me thinking.

Out of our need is how we come to Christ. It is what draws us to him and motivates us to believe. Yet, many of us stay always needing, always asking and always consuming the resources of faith and the community of faith. Sometimes that leads us to believe we deserve it maybe more than others. Yet the one who did deserve it said he had come to seek and save the lost, to serve and not be served. Jesus was a servant and commands us to be servants in his stead like his example. We are to serve others not consume. To answer your objection, service to others is where we will find the healing we need. As we love our neighbor, Christ meets the longings of our hearts. Service comes in cups of water, backpacks, lawn work or courtesy. It requires an outward focus. It’s not in our name but our DNA as children of God.

In HIS Service and Yours

BroG