Windows

In Christendom, we hear many euphemisms around God granting us something. Each of the sayings point to something being opened to the saint or believer to demonstrate an outpouring: a door, Heaven, or a window. But what exactly does that mean?

Malachi 3:10

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the LORD of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

Window in this scripture is actually the Hebrew word arubbah, meaning a window, lattice, or sluice (Strong’s 699). In a spiritual context, the word goes beyond a fixture and becomes a flowing point from God of blessing, mercy, or judgment. 

For an example of judgment, look back to Genesis with Noah and the flood:

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

When we consider windows, doors, etc., we have to think of the magnitude of what that really means. It’s more than just a buzzword; God is a literal conduit of outpouring. We get excited when it’s a blessing, but we must not always just seek God’s hand and provision, but consider also that the flow from Him can be His grace toward us, His judgment, or His reward. 

Appreciate His window for what it is - a gateway between the natural and the spiritual, from Creator to creation.