Our eyes have a direct connection to our hearts. Not our physical heart that pumps blood throughout the body but our spiritual heart. Job 31:7 says, “If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart walked after my eyes, Or if any spot adheres to my hands,”. Our heart’s (our mind, will, and emotions) will follow what we consume with our eyes. Jesus said in Matthew 6:22 and 23, “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”. If you constantly consume the news with your eyes your heart will be filled with fear, anxiety, and stress. If you consume pornography with your eyes your heart will be filled with adultery, lust, unfulfilled sexual desires, and condemnation. If your eyes feed on the Word of God your heart will be filled with life, light, and health.
Proverbs 4:20 - 23 says:
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep (guard) your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (emphasis mine)
The devil understands this truth as well. He knows that if he can control what your eyes feed on, he can have direct access to your heart. For many of you this might be an area where the devil has set up a stronghold in your life. You might feel powerless against this fight. If you haven’t made Jesus Lord of your life then you are. For those who have done that, but still feel powerless, what you’re lacking is the power of the Holy Spirit in your life. According to Ephesians 6:17 we have been given the Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, to fight this battle. Notice, it doesn’t say the Sword of the Flesh. God’s word must be activated and empowered by the Holy Spirit within you in order for strongholds to be torn down.
My question for you this week is, what are your eyes feeding on?