Light

1 John 1:5: This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

Psalm 36:9: For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.

Luke 1:33-36

"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. 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. Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light."

This was my study this morning which is interesting because this past week, my friends and I have been working on guarding our tongue and the words we speak...do they represent Life or Death...visualize someone holding up their hands; one hand representing "Life" and the other hand representing "Death". Which hand will you choose? We have a choice in the words that come out of our mouths...do our words speak Life or Death?

Deuteronomy 30:19

This day I call the heavens and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life or death, blessings and curses. Now choose life that you and your children may live..."

Proverbs 18:21:

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

In the Bible, Light and Life are synonymous; and Darkness and Death are synonymous. In 1 John 1:5 and Psalm 36:9 (found at the top of this page), we can see that God is Light and Life. Then in Luke 11, it says that the lamp of the body is the eye and that when the eye is good, your whole body is good and on the flip side when the eye is bad, your whole body is bad. So, it's not only what we speak that matters...it's also what we put in front of of our eyes and see with our eyes which reflect light or darkness.

What movies are you watching? What are you reading? Do you spend time in the light of His Word? Who are you choosing to spend most of your time with? What games are you playing? What pictures are you looking at? and so on. What you put in is what you put out...it's a reflection of the state of our soul and our heart. So, you have a choice of what you put in front of your eyes...Life or Death? Light or Darkness?

I don't know about you, but, I want ot be a bright shining lamp for the Lord! So, my challenge for all of you who happen by my blog is to not only guard what is coming out of your mouth, such as the words you are speaking, but, to also guard what we are putting in our eyes. You've all heard the saying that the eyes are a portal to ones soul??? According the Word...that saying is right on! What are your eyes reflecting?

"Take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness..."

Love to you all!

~Joy