The Table Tops

It was a beautiful, warm evening, perfect for an outdoor gathering. I had been so busy that day. I had forgotten to clean the glass table tops on the deck and back porch for our 40 plus guests that were invited to a Bridal Shower as a surprise for a friend. So when the first guests arrived I took them up on the sentence..."What can I do to help?" Perfect, they could clean the table tops...Handing them paper and cloth towels and some window cleaner in a bottle, sent them out to do the duty at hand...Some time passed before I remembered the ladies with the cleaning supplies. As I passed them en route to another area, I saw that the tables looked smudgy and uncleaned...Stopping by briefly to see the problem of why they didn't sparkle and shine, I found that they were using sparingly the spray which would do the job in an instant...Mentioned that and moved on to the other guests needs...Forgetting all about the unclean table tops until every one had gone home. Somehow it seemed to me as I thought about the tables, that it is somewhat like me and the holy spirit. God provides an abundance of the Spirit to wash and cleanse us through the blood of Jesus, but we don't let Him apply it in it's fullness, thus making smudges on our character that any one can see as they pass by our lives...Oh Father, please wash and make me fully clean is my earnest plea so a reflection can be seen of Jesus as people pass by.