TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES

Proverbs 20:12 says, “Ears to hear and eyes to see – both are gifts from the Lord.” I once brought an elderly woman to an eye care center and it dawned on me that our eyes are some of the most special gifts from God to mankind. They were made to see the beauty of God’s creation and who He is. Now think about how often you use your eyes to see evil and to be enticed into that evil. How would you feel if you gave someone a gift that was later being used for something bad? There’s a mythological tale about Zulcucus, the lawgiver of the Locrians, where he had rendered a law punishing adulterers with the loss of both the offender’s eyes. The first violator of the law, however, was his very own son. The loving and upright Zulcucus caused one of his son’s eyes to be put out and one of his own. The Word says in Luke 11:34, “Your eye is a lamp for your body. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul. But an evil eye shuts out the light and plunges you into darkness.” Take care of your eyes and use them for reading the Word, for seeing the beauty of God and His creations.