Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body is also full of darkness. – (Luke 11:34, NIV)
The only source of light for the body is the eye. When you look at people and want to help them, you are full of light. But when you look at people in a selfish way, you are full of darkness. – (Luke 11:34, ERV)
Jesus modeled light and life unto the world. Everywhere He went, His light shone brightly before all mankind. He touched the hurting, healed the sick, spoke to the forgotten, and loved those deemed unloveable by society. Christ was not afraid to associate with sinners, in fact, that is the very reason He came. We live in a world where darkness dwells, yet with Christ in us, His light still shines. “In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” – Francis Bacon. We are more glaringly aware of just how brilliantly Christ’s light shines, when we recognize both the darkness in and around us. If we allow His light in, no darkness can remain. For where there is light, darkness disappears. May we allow the light of Christ to so consume us, that we cannot help but reflect His light to the world.
The eyes of our heart,
reflect to the world;
Kari Jobe shining for Christ. 🙂
darkness and dismay,
or freedom unfurled.
In one we are trapped,
stuck still in our sin;
the other, by grace,
we’ve let Jesus in.
As Christ dwells in us,
His beauty shall shine;
we can’t help but change,
when touched by Divine.
Through Him there is light,
for eternity;
all darkness dispels,
and we become free.
Free from the darkness,
unchained from despair;
bathed in His glory,
light and life to share.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that though we come to You in darkness, You willingly and lovingly shine Your light in. Thank You that where Your light shines, no darkness remains. Forgive us for allowing the darkness that surrounds us to block the view of Your light that dwells within us. Teach us to trust You more, so that we will shine brightly before all, regardless of situations or circumstances, and trust that You are in control. May Your love and light be what is seen through us, and may many come to trust in You for themselves as a result. Be glorified, Lord God, as we reflect Your radiance before mankind. Amen.
© Shannon Elizabeth Moreno and Revelations in Writing, May 2011 – present.
He will fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. – Job 8:21
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