(馬太福音 6:22-23)
“眼睛就是身上的燈．你的眼睛若瞭亮，全身就光明。
你的眼睛若昏花，全身就黑暗．你裡頭的光若黑暗了，那黑暗是何等大呢。”
經文以眼為喻，指出眼睛是身上的燈。這段話並非指我們的眼睛會發光，而是將眼睛看作生命唯一的窗口。光線能否進入室內，全看這扇窗戶是否明亮透明。在當時的語境下，所謂的嘹亮，並非指視力好壞，而是指一個人的價值觀是否專注於神，並且擁有一顆慷慨而不貪婪的心。
當我們的生命焦點對準神，不被物慾與金錢所困惑，這扇心靈之窗便是乾淨透亮的。如此一來，神的光便能毫無阻礙地進入生命，使全人充滿光明。相反地，若人的價值觀出現偏差，心中充滿貪婪與對錢財的執著，這扇窗戶便會變得污濁不堪。當光線無法進入，內在的生命便會陷入極大的黑暗之中。
耶穌提醒我們，金錢本是中性的工具，關鍵在於我們如何看待它。若我們能校正自己的價值觀，不作金錢的奴隸，生命便能反映出神的榮美。我們求主醫治並供應，讓基督的寶血遮蓋我們，使我們在每日的營役中仍能保持清明的心志，讓生命之燈恆常亮著。
(Matthew 6:22-23)
“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”
Using the eyes as a metaphor, the scripture points out that the eye is the lamp of the body. This passage does not mean that our eyes emit light, but rather views the eye as the sole window of life. Whether light can enter a room depends entirely on whether this window is clear and transparent. In the context of that time, what was meant by healthy or clear did not refer to the quality of one’s eyesight, but rather to whether a person’s values were focused on God and whether they possessed a generous rather than greedy heart.
When our life’s focus is aligned with God and not confused by materialism or money, this window of the soul is clean and bright. Consequently, God’s light can enter our lives without any hindrance, filling the entire person with light. Conversely, if a person’s values become distorted and their heart is filled with greed and an obsession with wealth, this window becomes filthy. When light cannot enter, the inner life falls into great darkness.
Jesus reminds us that money is essentially a neutral tool; the key lies in how we perceive it. If we can recalibrate our values and refuse to be slaves to money, our lives can reflect the glory of God. We ask the Lord to heal and provide for us, letting the precious blood of Christ cover us so that we may maintain a clear mind in our daily toil and keep the lamp of life burning constantly.
