Wednesday, January 13 The lamp of the body is the eye. If, then, your eye is focused, your whole body will be bright.​—Matt. 6:22.

[Áine]

Wednesday, January 13

The lamp of the body is the eye. If, then, your eye is focused, your whole body will be bright.—Matt. 6:22.

 

What did Jesus mean? He meant that we need to keep our life simple or focused on a single goal, or purpose, not being distracted or sidetracked from it. Jesus himself set the example by focusing his life on the ministry, and he taught his disciples to keep focused on serving Jehovah and on His Kingdom. We imitate Jesus by living a life that centers on the Christian ministry, “seeking first the Kingdom and [God’s] righteousness.” (Matt. 6:33) One way to focus on our ministry is by simplifying our life so that we can spend more time helping others come to know and love Jehovah. For example, could we adjust our secular working hours so that we can spend more time in the ministry during the week? Could we reduce some recreational activities that may be very time-consuming? w19.04 5-6 ¶12-13

[Alexa]

Jesus wants us to be simple. It means keeping our focus on serving Jehovah and on His Kingdom. Our life will be simplified when we can spend more time helping others come to know and love Jehovah.

[Áine]

13 hours ago, rlyem said:

Jesus wants us to be simple. It means keeping our focus on serving Jehovah and on His Kingdom. Our life will be simplified when we can spend more time helping others come to know and love Jehovah.

I always remember an assembly that we had many years ago about keeping our eye simple...I think it may have been about 2005? 

 

It really has stood us in fine stead for these times