The Light Study #6

Matthew 5:14-16
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

• What good is it if there is light in a room and nobody is in the room? It's useless. In the same way, if a person is full of light, but they do nothing with it, wouldn't that be useless too?

Matthew 6:19-24
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

• What is interesting in this passage is that the darkness is talked about like it is a type of light. kind of like you could shine your darkness on someone... and I guess, in a sense, you could. If you body is full of light, your eyes will show it.

Luke 8:16-18
“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. There is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them.”

• I find that intriguing that it says 'be careful how you LISTEN.' It's not careful what you think, or be careful what you say, but be careful how you listen. It does make sense. What you hear will have an affect on you, whether positively or negatively. Food for thought.