John 12:46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.

Ephesians 5:8   For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

If you were to try to leave your house tonight after dark to go somewhere and you did not have headlights on your car to light up the street, you would not be able to get very far because you could not see where you were going.  Just like your car has headlights, you have a lamp.  Jesus spoke about it.

Matthew 6:22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If, therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness?

Jesus does not want you to have the slightest hint of darkness in you.  Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  In Him is the life and light.  That means that truth is light because Jesus is the truth.  That means when the truth comes, we will do well to treasure it and grab onto it like a life raft in an open sea far from land.  **Don’t let yourself ever take the truth for granted.**  Bind the truth to your heart!

Proverbs 3:3  Let not mercy and truth forsake you;  Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,

Do you know what the Scriptures testify regarding Jesus, the works He did, and how that is meant to impact your life?

If your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light!  You need to see Jesus the way the Holy Spirit reveals Him to be and hear and heed all the truth about Him and what His accomplishments mean for you.  That includes the promises given to you through Him that are yes and amen in Him.

Notice Jesus said, “Your whole body will be full of light.”  Not just your spirit-man within.  Not just your spirit-man and soul.  He said your whole body!  Truth impacts the whole of us, and God cares about the whole of you, not just a part of you.

Anytime truth is not given its rightful place in our thinking; it means some measure of darkness remains.  Darkness is not good for any part of us. That’s why Jesus asked a sobering question.

“Therefore, if the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness?”

Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Light is protective, like armor!  Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free!  Some people live in partial freedom because they settle for just some of the truth.  They settle for just enough light to make them feel better about themselves in a moment, not realizing how dangerous that can be. I encourage you to value the light and stand in the brightness of it at all times.

Prayer Point: Holy Spirit, I ask You to help me not settle for less than all the truth I am meant to possess.  Please open my eyes, heart, mind, and soul to the light of the truth so that I might break free from any darkness seeking to hide in me.  I want You to remove anything in me that disagrees with the truth concerning Jesus and what He has made possible by His blood shed at the cross for me. Keep me grounded in New Covenant awareness and the truth I need to know about Jesus.  Amen.