【063】今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY：眼睛就是身上的灯 The Eye is the Lamp of the Body

【SCRIPTURE 经文】：眼睛就是身上的灯。你的眼睛若了亮，全身就光明；你的眼睛若昏花，全身就黑暗。你里头的光若黑暗了，那黑暗是何等大呢！“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! (马太福音 Mathew 6:22-23)

【SHARING 分享】: 《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》中分享的经文是马太福音 6:22-23。耶稣用眼睛作比喻，代表我们的核心感官 —— 灵魂的窗户。如同身体的灯，眼睛指引我们的一生，赋予我们专注的属灵视野，让我们看清事物的本来面目 —— 重视神和永恒的财富，胜过世俗的财富。耶稣教导我们，我们属灵的 “眼睛” 决定了我们的生命是充满神圣的光明，还是充满毁灭性的黑暗。他敦促我们拥有清晰的、以神为中心的 “健康的视野”，而不是三心二意，或被世俗的财富蒙蔽双眼。否则，我们就有属灵盲目的风险，成为金钱和财富的奴隶，甚至为了拥有它们而犯下应受惩罚的罪，最终导致肉体的死亡，一无所获，并忽略了神赐予我们的天上宝藏 —— 在祂同在中的永恒灵魂和生命。因此，我们必须看清事物的本来面目 —— 重视神和永恒的财富，胜过世俗的财富。

约翰·派博牧师 Pastor Rev. John Piper 在他的 “纯粹喜乐 Pure Joy” 专栏中发表了一篇题为《心灵之窗 Window to the Soul》的文章，其中引用了希伯来书 12:3，指出在人生中最重要的是，神赐予我们思考的能力，使我们能够专注于我们的主耶稣基督。祂忍受了罪人的种种攻击，为我们钉死在十字架上，使我们不至于对祂所赐予的最终救恩感到疲倦灰心，最终与神同在，进入永生。

派博牧师进一步解释说，人类思维最独特的能力之一就是能够将注意力集中在我们选择关注的事物上。我们可以停下来告诉自己：“想想这个，而不是那个。” 我们可以专注于一个想法、一幅画面、一个问题或一个希望。这是一种非凡的能力。派博牧师认为动物不具备这种能力。在我们每天与罪恶的争战中，你是否忘记了你仍然拥有这样一件强大的武器？圣经反复提醒我们要明智地运用这份特殊的恩赐。我们必须把它拿出来，磨练它，并在奋斗中运用它！例如，保罗在罗马书 8:5-6 中说：“因为随从肉体的人体贴肉体的事，随从圣灵的人体贴圣灵的事。体贴肉体的就是死，体贴圣灵的乃是生命平安。” 这是一句掷地有声的话。派博牧师总结说，你的思想和意图决定了你的生死。因此，保罗在歌罗西书 3:2 中劝勉我们：“你们要思念上面的事，不要思念地上的事。”

思想是心灵的窗户。如果我们任由自己的思想沉入黑暗，我们的心也会陷入黑暗。然而，如果我们敞开心扉，就像约翰福音 8:12 说，耶稣是世界的光，让这光照进我们，跟随他所差来的圣灵浇灌我们的灵魂，我们的心就会充满光明。《眼睛就是身上的灯》，因此我们必须扪心自问：什么才是真正照亮你生命的？你的眼睛目光是否始终聚焦于神国永恒的光明 —— 我们的救主耶稣基督？还是被世俗转瞬即逝的诱惑蒙蔽了双眼？为了培养单一、清晰、以神为中心的视野，我们必须效法耶稣的榜样，过充满真光的生活，而不是沉溺于黑暗的深渊，远离神赐予我们的永恒救恩和恩典。

The scripture shared in《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》 is Mathew 6:22-23. Jesus uses the eye as a metaphor, representing our core senses — the windows of the soul. Like the lamp of the body, the eyes guide our lives, giving us focused spiritual vision, allowing us to see things as they truly are — valuing God and eternal wealth over worldly riches. Jesus teaches us that our spiritual "eyes" determine whether our lives are filled with divine light or destructive darkness. He urges us to have a clear, God-centered "healthy vision," rather than being half-hearted or blinded by worldly wealth. Otherwise, we risk spiritual blindness, becoming slaves to money and wealth, even committing punishable sins to possess them, ultimately leading to physical death, gaining nothing, and neglecting the heavenly treasure God has given us—the eternal soul and life in His presence. Therefore, we must see things as they truly are — valuing God and eternal wealth over worldly riches.

In an article titled "Window to the Soul" in his "Pure Joy" column, Pastor John Piper quotes Hebrews 12:3, pointing out that the most important gift in life is the ability God has given us to think, enabling us to focus on our Lord Jesus Christ. He endured the attacks of sinners, dying on the cross for us, so that we might not grow weary and discouraged by the ultimate salvation He has given us, ultimately leading us to eternal life in God's presence.

Pastor Piper further explains that one of the most unique abilities of the human mind is the ability to focus our attention on what we choose to focus on. We can stop and tell ourselves, "Think about this, not that." We can focus on an idea, a picture, a problem, or a hope. This is an extraordinary ability. Pastor Piper believes that animals do not possess this ability. In our daily battle against sin, have you forgotten that you still possess such a powerful weapon? The Bible repeatedly reminds us to use this special gift wisely. We must take it out, hone it, and use it in our struggles! For example, Paul says in Romans 8:5-6, “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. The mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.” This is a powerful statement. Pastor Piper concludes that your thoughts and intentions determine your life and death. Therefore, Paul exhorts us in Colossians 3:2, “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”

Thoughts are the windows of the soul. If we allow our thoughts to sink into darkness, our hearts will also be plunged into darkness. However, if we open our hearts, as John 8:12 says, Jesus is the light of the world, allowing this light to shine into us, and following the Holy Spirit whom He sent to nourish our souls, our hearts will be filled with light. “The Eye is the Lamp of the Body“; therefore, we must ask ourselves: What truly illuminates your life? Do your eyes always remain focused on the eternal light of God's Kingdom — our Savior Jesus Christ? Or are you blinded by the fleeting temptations of the world? In order to cultivate a single, clear, God-centered vision, we must follow the example of Jesus and live a life filled with true light, rather than wallowing in the abyss of darkness and turning away from the eternal salvation and grace that God has given us.

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