Jesus said,
The eye is the lamp of the body.
So, if your eye is healthy, your
whole body will be full of light;
but if your eye is unhealthy, your
whole body will be full of darkness.
If then the light in you is darkness,
how great is the darkness!
Matthew 6:22-23
Our eyes are figuratively -- if not literally -- the window (the entry point) to the soul. What we see -- and likewise, what we hear -- shapes our heart and mind.
And it's what we stare at (and dwell upon) that truly defines who we are. If we focus on good things, the eye is the lamp to the whole body. But what happens when we focus on dark things? We say that the TV show and lyrics don't shape us, but they do. Like the old adage, "you are what you eat," a diet of questionable content creates a gradually murkier heart and countenance.
The context for this passage is ... financial. In the verse just before, Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart is also." Treasure reflects our priorities and desires. It's a measure of what we focus on. And our focus progresses in this way -- it goes from our eyes ... to our minds ... to our hearts.
When we focus on light, our life grows progressively good. When we focus on darkness and compromise, that light is progressively extinguished (even if it's subtle at first).
In Christ's Love,
a guy who just had
his annual eye appointment;
Dr. Mauney dilated my eyes
and I could see more light.
(Lord, dilate my eyes, and
help me see the light!)
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