Have you
had your Joy Juice today? Keep your eye
on Jesus and you’ll be able to see JOY more clearly!
It’s
amazing how many times we use the word “eye” to describe things unrelated to
our physical sight. When tracking a
hurricane, meteorologists are sent into the “eye of the storm.” When we thread a needle, where to we put the
thread? Through the “eye of the needle.” Potatoes have “eyes” which can be
planted, and some of the finer cuts of beef are known as the “ribeye”. We even
have a pair of teeth called our “eyeteeth.” And when we speak to someone
face-to-face, we say we’re “eyeball-to-eyeball.” In a sense, we “see” eyes
everywhere, don’t we?
It’s
interesting the many ways the word is used in the Bible, too. In Matthew 6:22-23 we read: "The eye is the lamp of the
body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your
eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.
This
passage is referring to spiritual vision…our capacity to see (understand)
clearly what God wants us to do. Sadly, our spiritual vision can often become
foggy, cloudy or out of focus. We don’t
have on our “Jesus-glasses”, so we can’t see clearly. When that happens, it’s
time to go to the eye Doctor! The best
prescription for correcting bad spiritual vision is to allow God to be our
guide. A “good eye” is one that is fixed
on God.
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