by Will Graham, Decision magazine, BGEA, 2/1/23
During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!” (Matthew 6:22-24).
Through my evangelistic ministry around the world, I’ve had the chance to look into the eyes of many people. As I share the Gospel, some respond and some don’t, and their eyes often tell the story of what is taking place in their soul. I’ve seen darkness, and I’ve seen light.
Some, through icy glares, signal a defiance, unwilling to bend a knee to Almighty God. They are the master of their own lives, and don’t want anybody—least of all a deity whom they consider to be “make believe”—telling them what to do.
Others, often through tears, are full of peace, having finally found the true hope of Jesus. They have been born again, surrendering their lives into the hands of a loving Savior who died for them. Eternal joy shines through them.
There is a gulf between the two ends of the spectrum, which I believe can be summed up in this way: Pride and pleasure vs. peace and purpose.
