Do You See What I See ... ?

Jesus is teaching in the sermon on the mount when He says the following that is found in Matthew 6:22-23 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!"

So what do our eyes tell others about us? Here we see that they tell volumes about us and our soul's condition. So how do our eyes become good our bad? Well, here we find that they are windows to our soul. So they let things directly into our souls. What you look at, watch and read will impact your souls condition. After this stuff is in there then others can see it as clearly as looking into a window. Just a note about windows back then, they were usually just opening with no glass. If you could see in the window then you could see everything. Often times people think that they can hide their 'secret' sin, yet anyone looking at them can see that something is wrong.

We need to guard our eyes/souls protecting them from the evils of the world ... 'be careful little eyes what you see.' Now the best way to guard what we let in our eyes is not by have barriers and blinders up that prevent us from seeing. They best way to guard our eyes is by making sure that they are focused on the right things. The right things are God and His Word. Is this where you re focusing?

Are You Salty Enough?

In Matthew 5:13 we find the following statement from Jesus, "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men."

Here we are reminded of what God has made us to be. We are to be salt which has three major applications in life. First, it is used for purification (least common); second it adds flavor and enhances the flavors around it; third it is a preservative. This is what God has designed all who follow after Him to be.

So are we living up to God's design or are we letting circumstances and people rob us of these properties? Everyone will run out of the ability to 'the salt of the earth' unless we stay connected to the Source. It is only by staying in constant connection with God, allowing that relationship to grow on a daily basis, that we will be able to stay effective. So, how is your relationship with God these days? If you are wondering just look at the lives of those around you and see if you are adding flavor, helping preserve and bringing purity. If you don't see these things happening because of your influence then you know that you need to work on your relationship with Him.