Get the Windex!

We sat at McDonald’s yesterday and watched as a crew member washed the windows. I said, “Now there’s a guy with job security! With all the people coming and going, there is no way those windows will stay clean for long.” Sure enough when we left Jacob and I both left our fingerprints on the glass doors!

The truth of the matter is that if the windows at McDonald’s or anywhere else are not cleaned, then little by little the clear glass will cloud over until eventually you would not be able to see out at all. I remember one April during our spring cleaning the difference in the amount of sunlight that came into the house after doing the windows. Fingerprints did not mark the windows, but a fine layer of dust had accumulated on the surface of the window unknowingly blocking some of our view. Because the change was gradual overtime we didn’t notice the difference until after the glass was clean; I can only imagine how the windows might have looked if we had allowed them to continue to cloud over.

[22] Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. [23] If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!
Matthew 6:22-23 (MsgB)

What is the condition of our ‘spiritual windows?’ What are we giving our attention to? If we have fixed our eyes upon Jesus then He will fill our lives with the light of truth through His word and Spirit within us. However, the more we let the things of this world capture our attention the more the light of Christ will be darkened within our hearts.

No it won’t happen all at once, but little by little the dirt will coat our ‘spiritual windows’ until eventually the light is gone and we haven’t even missed it. Let’s make it a habit of taking the ‘Windex of the Word’ and cleaning our windows of our self-serving pride, our wearisome worry and fear, our unconfessed sin and our burden of guilt along with a host of other dirt and grime (see Ephesians 5:26).

Don’t fall into the trap of not doing windows. Keep your spiritual windows clean so you not only can see clearly, but have light to make your faith grow strong.