Turn On Your Joy Lamp

            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Turn on your JOY lamp so that you can see more clearly and shine for Jesus today!

            Can people see that you’re a Christian?  Do they recognize Jesus radiating through your smile, your countenance, your words and deeds? A genuine Christian should be a JOY lamp that shines light into our dark world.

            In Luke 11:33-35, Jesus taught on this subject.  These are his words:
³³ “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. ³⁴ The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. ³⁵ Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.”

            Jesus Christ is our lamp; the eye represents spiritual understanding and insight. One commentary explains: evil desires make the eye less sensitive and blot out the light of Christ’s presence.  If you have a hard time seeing God at work in the world and in your life, check your vision.  (Bible footnote in Life Application) 

            Let’s ask God to reveal what is clouding our spiritual vision and blocking The Light of Jesus.  We want to be a good influence on others, especially those we love and who are looking to us for an example.  May we desire to get rid of the log/plank in our own eyes, so that we can see clearly, allowing Christ to shine His JOY through us.

            Turn on your JOY lamps and shine “like stars in the universe”. (Philippians 2:15)