Our reading today is Matthew 6:22.
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.”
It began in Eden. Eve gazed at the fruit and saw more than food—she saw desire. Her longing turned her eyes into a doorway for darkness. Adam followed. Together they traded paradise for pain. The problem wasn’t eyesight; it was heart-sight. To “look” in Scripture often means to long, to covet, to crave.
History repeats the lesson. King Ahab’s greedy glance at Naboth’s vineyard led to murder and judgment. Demas, once faithful, turned his eyes toward the world and abandoned Christ. Judas fixed his gaze on silver, and the shimmer of coins blinded him to the Savior’s love.
What we fix upon shapes who we become. A longing for what is forbidden darkens the soul. But a gaze fixed on Christ fills us with light. Adam and Eve had every tree but one, yet they wanted the one they should not have. Isn’t that the human story?
God is good! He gives us more than enough. Guard your eyes. Guard your heart. Let your longings be holy, and your heart will shine bright with His light.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.