This Little Light

I heard this let of verses read the other night and when I actually thought about the way the words were presented, the literal meaning changed from the preconceived translation I had always had. The verses I am referring to are Luke 11:33-36. We have heard that “the eyes are the windows of the soul” but why is that true? This will prove that there is Scriptural foundation for that quote. Luke is quoting Jesus here, who is saying; “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it 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 good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is 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 dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”

Have you ever been some place where the darkness is practically palpable? Standing on a country road in the middle of the night with no streetlights, or on a farm that is a good distance from anywhere else? What happens when you turn on a light or you have only one light one, like the dusk to dawn light on the side of the barn? The light reaches far out into the darkness. It’s fingers touching further than you realize and chasing away the shadows. The light Jesus is referring to in this verse is His light that is inside of us when we believe on Him. Christians are distinctive because they have a glow about them and there is no way to cover that light.

Secondly, Jesus says that the eyes are the lamp of the body. The eyes are a channel into the soul. Not a mirror of what the soul is, but a funnel that will determine what your soul is. So if you spend time watching violence, giving dirty looks, looking at questionable magazines, surfing wrongful sights in the internet or watching TV shows that would make your mother blush, all these things are things that feed your soul. Luke continues to write that if what you observe with your eyes is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if what you observe is bad, than you will feed the darkness. Think about what you do that interrupts your communication with God. How much quiet time to do spend with Him? I don’t mean that the kids are an interruption, either. I mean things that you voluntarily put in your own way. TV, computer, I-pod, whatever it may be. It is extremely crucial that we protect ourselves from what come in through our channels; our eyes and our ears.

Develop your light and let others see it shine. You’ll be surprised at how well received the joyous light of Jesus is received and how many moths you may draw to your flame.