“34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but if it is unhealthy, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness. 36 But if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays” Luke 11:34-36.
Jesus admonishes the Scribes and Pharisees and calls them to share the truth they know. Jesus has shown the light of who He is (Luke 11:29-33). The reality that He is Messiah is evident. Yet the religious leaders' hearts are darkened. Even though they have proof that Jesus is the Messiah, they John 8:12.refuse to admit it. Rather than believe and seek further understanding, they accuse Jesus and demand signs (Luke 11:14-16). If their eyes—their perception of what is real—were clear, the light of truth would enter their hearts. But their perceptions are bad, and so their hearts are filled with darkness. They don't believe, so they're blind to truth; blindness to truth prevents them from believing (see John 5:39-40; 7;17).
For you and me, the "light" Jesus wants us to see should be seeing that Christ is who He says He is. Remember the Bible predictions that the Messiah would bring sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and speech to the mute (see Isaiah 35:5-6 and Luke 11:14).
The truths in Scripture we know to be true, so we must build on that truth by having faith that Scripture is true in other in all areas of our personal lives as well. Jesus is God and the Son of God who came to earth as a human being, died to take the penalty for our sins, and rose on the third day. And that truth will shine out of us as evidence to others of God's truth.
So today in prayer ask the Lord to let his Light come into your hearts in your thoughts, in your choices and decisions, especially when no one else is watching you or listening to you.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me a sinner.
From the Bible:
““You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” Matthew 5:14-16.
“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” John 8:12.
“For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” Ephesians 5:8.
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