The Sermon on the Mount is full of very vivid imagery. I love how Jesus paints a picture with words that you can so clearly see in your mind’s eye.

This weeks passage is a great example. Take a look at Matthew 6:22-23.

The dichotomy that Jesus describes is very black and white here.

Black and white.

Light and darkness.

Good and evil.

It’s a little ironic to me that these verses are surrounded by paragraphs about storing up treasures and serving God or money. That really helps you see this passage in a whole new light, doesn’t it?

This passage is in the middle of a section on material possessions and money. How does knowing that change how you understand this passage? Let me know in the comments.