We've probably all heard the phrase, "the apple of the eye". It's a reference to our eye's pupil - the dark opening at its center; the "lens of the camera", so to speak. More than that, it represents extreme favor. The favored child of a parent is "the apple of his/her eye". And, we are that child.
"For the LORD'S portion is His people; Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance. He found him in a desert land, And in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil (apple) of His eye." (Deuteronomy 32.9-10)
Your name may not be Jacob, but you assuredly are God's people and inheritance. Through faith in Christ and conversion, you and I have become sons and daughters of Abraham (Galatians 3.29) and Jacob (Israel). God found us in a proverbial "desert land" - a barren, hopeless place. Left to our own resources, we would surely have died there in that harsh environment of sin. But, God has tenderly encircled us; provided shade, water, and nourishment. He has shown us favor and protection as "the apple of His eye".
In my lifetime, I've known plenty of people who didn't feel very good about themselves. Many of these have been badly damaged by toxic friendships and destructive relationships. Sadly, they would have trouble identifying even one person who would consider them "the apple of their eye". If only they could truly know their status with their Father!
Perhaps a Monday is the best day of the week to consider your Father's estimation of you. As you do so, battle with every fiber of your being the temptation to allow disappointing friendships and relationships to overshadow this precious truth. God sees us far differently than others do. If we could only see ourselves as our Father sees us.
I would love to place a gift in your hands this day. It's colorfully wrapped, with a big, beautiful bow. As you tear into the wrapping, and open the treasure inside, you discover - to your absolute amazement - that it is the gift of God's estimation of you.
As best as I know how, I'm placing that gift in your hands today. Open it ... savor its contents ... and live life today in wonderment of it.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2011
"For the LORD'S portion is His people; Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance. He found him in a desert land, And in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil (apple) of His eye." (Deuteronomy 32.9-10)
Your name may not be Jacob, but you assuredly are God's people and inheritance. Through faith in Christ and conversion, you and I have become sons and daughters of Abraham (Galatians 3.29) and Jacob (Israel). God found us in a proverbial "desert land" - a barren, hopeless place. Left to our own resources, we would surely have died there in that harsh environment of sin. But, God has tenderly encircled us; provided shade, water, and nourishment. He has shown us favor and protection as "the apple of His eye".
In my lifetime, I've known plenty of people who didn't feel very good about themselves. Many of these have been badly damaged by toxic friendships and destructive relationships. Sadly, they would have trouble identifying even one person who would consider them "the apple of their eye". If only they could truly know their status with their Father!
Perhaps a Monday is the best day of the week to consider your Father's estimation of you. As you do so, battle with every fiber of your being the temptation to allow disappointing friendships and relationships to overshadow this precious truth. God sees us far differently than others do. If we could only see ourselves as our Father sees us.
I would love to place a gift in your hands this day. It's colorfully wrapped, with a big, beautiful bow. As you tear into the wrapping, and open the treasure inside, you discover - to your absolute amazement - that it is the gift of God's estimation of you.
As best as I know how, I'm placing that gift in your hands today. Open it ... savor its contents ... and live life today in wonderment of it.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2011
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