"The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, they whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness."
Our eyes count for more than just seeing. What we let in our eyes, or do not let in them, count for something. We need to watch out what we watch with our eyes. I. First, we shouldn't have closed eyes. A. Closed to the power of God in our lives. Suppose Moses had closed his eyes to God's power. Like Moses, we need to open our eyes to the power of God in our lives. B. Closed to the glorious opportunities in service to the Lord. 1. To witness. 2. To minister. 3. To service and ministry in the church. C. Closed to the joy that is ours in the Lord. II. Second, we shouldn't have faulty eyes. A. Don't just be nearsighted. (myopic) These eyes only see up close. There is not vision for the wider world. There is no vision for missions beyond our frontiers. B. Don't just be farsighted (hypermetropic) Do not choose to just look beyond our borders. There is witness and ministry close to home as well, but it takes time and sometimes courage to go there. C. Don't have distorted vision. (astigmatism) 1. Distorted as to our own worth. (See Galatians 6:3) 2. Distorted as to our own usefulness. We are more useful than we think. Which leads to: 3. Distorted as to what god can do with and through us. D. Don't have tunnel vision. Can't see to either side, only in our narrow view. So you can see that ours eyes do count. The "eyes" really do have it. How are you using your eyes for the Lord?
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