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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Matthew 6:19 to 24
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. '
22 "The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.
23 "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other You cannot serve God and wealth.

observe verse 22,
The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.

in the two "Appetite" posts, focus, was the main issue being addressed.

but verse 22 gives a very clear picture of putting focus to action.

This does not mean that you have to stare at your bible.
the word eye here refers to both literal and figurative sight.

through the course of your day, is God absent from your sight?
or do you merely, "set aside time to focus on God?"

Let me challenge each of you to fix your mind on God from the start of the day.
not just on His word, but to listen to His leading and purpose that He has for you for the day.

that in every situation that you see, you see it through the lens of God.