#344.1 – “Windex and Blood”

“… To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” - Revelation 1:5-6
Grant wanted to help me yesterday as I washed and cleaned the inside of Sarah’s car, so I gave him the job of cleaning the inside of the windows. He went around and sprayed them good with Windex… and then wiped them down with paper towels. Meanwhile, I was vacuuming and cleaning the rest of the car. When he got done with his job, he went out and played on his bike. After I had finished, I looked at the work he had done. There were streaks left where he had worked… but at least they were consistent; he hadn’t missed a spot! I showed them later to Sarah, with a certain pride. ‘Look’, I said, as I pointed to the streaks… ‘your son helped’.
When I think about how perfect God is and how imperfect I am, it is truly a wonder that He lets me help with His work at all. Even with the best and most focused intentions, I still leave a trail of splotches and streaks behind. And – just like I could let Grant go back over those windows again, only to still have some streaks left - I could wipe and sweat all day long, and still not be able to remove my sins. But the blood of Jesus comes along and cleans all of that in such a way that it doesn’t just look new; it is new.
Praise be to God, who makes all things new.

Daniel