“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light." (Matthew 6:22)

Have you ever got up in the night thinking you would be able to find your way around in the dark, then…boom, you ran into something or stubbed your toe? With a well-lit room, we’re able to see our way around and also find things we might be looking for. If the lights are turned out that is when we start to stumble, bump into objects and fall. 

The eyes are the lamp to our mind and our heart. They guide us in everything we do, what we look at, stay focused on, and follow. They determine what direction we are going. Therefore when we focus our life on kindness, compassion, and righteousness, and keep our eyes looking toward Heaven our whole body will be full of light. 

On the other hand,

"...but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness" (Matthew 6:23)

How does darkness get into our life? If we veer away just a little we might stumble. It doesn’t take much. If we let other things prioritize our life our light will grow darker.

Sometimes the lamp dims slowly. Our lamp can dim slowly if we don’t put oil in it.

The oil keeps the light burning. Our lights must continue to burn to keep the darkness away. What would be this oil source in our life for our lamp? 

As stated above the eye is the lamp to the body. This is the pathway to our mind. The oil is all things pertaining to Jesus and his love. We must keep our eyes focused on Jesus worshiping the Lord with all our hearts,

"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30) 

This is the first commandment. 

If we keep plenty of oil on hand and do all things in his name, there will be no time or room for darkness.

"And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." (Colossians 3:17a)

Hymn: Do All In The Name Of The Lord

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