Sometimes, I set my phone down when the flashlight is turned on and I don't realize for a while that the flashlight is still on. You can't see it when it's sitting flat on a surface with the light pointing down. It serves no purpose. It's not exactly what Jesus was talking about, but the same concept.
Jesus goes on to say that the eye is the lamp of the body. If our eyes aren't working well, that has other impacts. Have you ever tried to drive when you have something in your eye, or tried to read after having your eyes dilated? It's nearly impossible. In the same way, if we have our eyes focused on the wrong things, living faithfully, as we're called to do, is nearly impossible. We're setting ourselves up for failure.
Therefore, what we watch matters. From the shows we choose to the social media we take in to the books we read. Every little thing forms us in some way. May we choose wisely, with humility, recognizing the importance of what we take in to the body.
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