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 11:33-36, Jesus taught on this subject.  These are his words:

            “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…..  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.”

            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."   

            Ask God to reveal what is clouding your spiritual vision and blocking The Light of Jesus.  We want to be a good influence on others, especially those we love and are looking to us for an example.  Let’s remove the log or plank from of own eyes, so that we can see clearly and allow Christ to shine His JOY through us.

           Let’s turn on our JOY lamps and shine “like stars in the universe”. (Philippians 2:15)