Luke 11:33-36
The Lamp of the Body
33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34 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 also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
John 8:12
Light
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
1 John 1:5-7
Walking in the Light
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
Psalms 119:105
Your Word is the Lamp Unto My Feet
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light for my path.
Jesus teaches us that our eyes are the lamp for our body...When your eyes are good, our whole body is full of the Light...Jesus also teaches us that He is the Light...We need the Light of this world to be good and full of this Light...When we are not good, our eyes are not good and we are full of darkness...So for us to see the things we need in our lives, we need to find the Light, and the Lamp for our feet...We must learn to walk in the Light...If everything were completely dark, we stumble through life in the darkness...So, we need Light and we need Jesus, who is the Light...
When it is completely dark in your house, or at night and you are out and there is no light, it is very troublesome to get around...For instance, have you ever driven at night without your headlights on?...It is a dangerous thing to do...We need the Light of God's Word to help us in our lives...We need Him with us, to get around in life...Sometimes the world is dangerous and evil is around, when we do not hold onto the Light...Sometimes the Light just seems to drift from us, and we are alone and are puzzled with doubt...
Evil walks in this darkness...God is Light, there is no darkness in Him...Those who follow God's will completely in their lives, live a happy life of fellowship with one another...They see the Light...The Psalmist teaches us that the Word, God's Word, is a lamp or a light for our feet, as we walk along the path of life...The Bible is God's Word...We need to read His Word daily...We need to think about Him and His Word each day...Having a Bible and not opening it, is like driving at night without ever turning your headlights on...His Word, this Light lights up the path of life for us...
When Jesus walked the earth, some people responded with closed hearts, closed minds, and closed eyes...They did not see the Light...Today God's Word remains the lamp for our feet, and the light for our path in our lives...In the complicated, confusing, doubting world -Jesus remains the Light...May the Word of God light up our lives and give us the right direction, we need to take each day...
Jesus is the Source of all Light...Jesus is the Light of our lives, the Light of this World...