“Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:38

When we ‘go to the cabin’ for vacation, it is to a remote location in the Allegheny mountains. There isn’t much there besides a whole lot of God’s Creation. That includes stores and restaurants! So as a treat last night, I took my wife out to Carrabba’s for dinner. It served to be MORE than a treat by the time we were done.

To start with, the place was somewhat like the place we had just left… not many people! So when our bubbly waitress met us, she was all smiles behind her Covid mask! She was sing-songy, animated and upbeat as she did the job she had had for 5 years. Had it not been for the low attendance and the masks, you’d never know there was a pandemic going gone. She was that good!

I have never been a waiter or server in a restaurant. My wife and kids have. Not me. But having spent most of my career in sales, I KNOW I would have made an excellent one! And while my girls may still cringe when I say that, I CAN say it because I KNOW the REAL difference between the 2 definitions.

Go ahead and look up waiter and server…I dare ya! What you will find is some ridiculous sexist garbage that pegs the gender of the worker versus a job description. But NEITHER are correct. Because a waiter/server is in the business of commissioned sales! Yet sadly, many who have the job don’t realize it! The worker is willing to bet that they can provide a good dining experience for a customer and receive non established compensation in excess of an hourly wage! Hence… the sales term!

Our sales gal had been at her job for 5 years! How did I know that? Because I ASKED her! In fact, my bride and I ASKED her a LOT of personal questions that opened even HER own eyes. And WHY? Because my wife and I a SERVERS! We SERVE The King of Kings which means we are called to serve His people! And we do!

At the end of our wonderful dining experience, our sales person was left with the Gospel, a homework assignment on ‘How to KNOW you are going to heaven’ and a tip 5 times the normal! WE were left with the joy of a great meal AND the opportunity to Serve her AND our Lord. You see…WE are GOOD at serving because we have made it our BUSINESS to be good at it!

So what flows from you? Are you a just a waiter for the King? Or are you one of His great SERVERS? The truth is… you already KNOW the answer! NOW… what are you gonna do about it?