"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put in on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body is also full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines it light on you." - Luke 11:33-36
A few things that stand out to me as i read this passage this morning.
Usually, when I hear of the account where Jesus talked of not hiding a light under a bowl, the talk is about being a witness to the world around us so people will see Jesus in us. However, here Jesus talks about our eyes being our light and the health of our eyes determining the health of our bodies. Of course, this is figuratively descriptive for us. But it did make me think... Is it possible that we tend to be more concerned about what people will see about us rather than being concerned that we ARE who we ought to be? If we are the people we ought to be, people will see what they should see.
It also made me think about how healthy we keep our eyes. In this case, the picture demonstrates that we need to pay attention to what we fill our minds/lives with that will affect our spiritual and "character" health. Tom Wright encourages us to take note of - even record three times a day - what we have allowed our eyes to see that day. Pay attention to what you gaze upon.
Your heart will look like what you look at.
A few things that stand out to me as i read this passage this morning.
Usually, when I hear of the account where Jesus talked of not hiding a light under a bowl, the talk is about being a witness to the world around us so people will see Jesus in us. However, here Jesus talks about our eyes being our light and the health of our eyes determining the health of our bodies. Of course, this is figuratively descriptive for us. But it did make me think... Is it possible that we tend to be more concerned about what people will see about us rather than being concerned that we ARE who we ought to be? If we are the people we ought to be, people will see what they should see.
It also made me think about how healthy we keep our eyes. In this case, the picture demonstrates that we need to pay attention to what we fill our minds/lives with that will affect our spiritual and "character" health. Tom Wright encourages us to take note of - even record three times a day - what we have allowed our eyes to see that day. Pay attention to what you gaze upon.
Your heart will look like what you look at.
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