The "apple" of one's eye is commonly referring
to the pupil (Deuteronomy 32:10). We protect our eyes at any cost, making sure
that no foreign substance or harm come to them in any way.
We use the term “apple of my eye” when speaking about
something very valuable to us. We instruct our children, the “apple of our eye”,
to pay attention to our advice, in order to prevent them from reaping the
destruction caused by making poor choices (Proverbs 7:2).
Those who harm the Lord's anointed children or Israel,
His chosen nation, will truly suffer from His hand, because they touch the “apple
of His eye” (Zechariah 2:8). God protects His own.
Sometimes, we may wound a brother or a sister; or we may walk
in sin for a season, which grieves God's Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). At times
like these, we plead with God to forgive us and to keep us as the ”apple of His
eye”.
We hide in the shadow of His wings and He saves us from
our enemies and the issues of life, which threaten to overpower us (Psalm 17:8;
Lamentations 2:18). This intimate expression reminds us about the extent of
God's love for each one of His Saints.
God took on a human form in order to pay the penalty,
which we reaped from the first Adam's sin (Philippians 2:7-8; 1 Corinthians
15:45). Emmanuel, God with us, felt the degradation, insecurity and weight of
living on this sin-cursed earth.
God went all the way to the cross to make it possible for
us to dwell with Him for eternity. All He asks is for us to keep His
commandments, which were designed to protect us, not to restrict us (John 14:23).
Prayer:
Father God, You encourage us to keep Your precepts as the
apple of our eye (Proverbs 7:2). Please, remind us to hide Your Word in our
heart, so that we will not sin against You (Psalm 119:11). The nation of Israel
was the first “apple of Your eye”. They strayed from You, as we tend to do; but
we thank You for giving all Gentile unbelievers a chance to know You, and Jesus
Christ whom You have sent to save us (John 17:3). Truly, this is eternal life,
which we can enjoy now, as well as all throughout eternity.
Thought for the Day:
It is interesting to realize that any person we speak to
sees a small image of their profile reflecting in the pupil of our eye.
