You Are The Apple Of My Eye

Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 17:8


In a desert land he found him,
in a barren and howling waste.
He shielded him and cared for him;
he guarded him as the apple of his eye. 
Deuteronomy 32: 10

I had always thought that the terminology "apple of my eye" was a relatively modern phrase so I was pretty surprised when I came across it in the Bible. I have done some research lately and many websites state that the phrase originally came from the Bible too.Wow! 

Many people choose not to believe in God. This amazes me because of how much Christian History affects our present and future on a world-wide scale and for all time. For instance, we still to refer to B.C and A.D.

When we state that someone is the apple of our eye, we mean that we are fond of them and would do much to protect them from being hurt. We view and see that person in a special light. Apple of my eye also reminds me of  warm apple pie that Grandma bakes for her grandchildren because they are the apple of her eye. Apples make me think of apple cores which are the heart of the apple so to speak. A core is usually in the centre where there is depth which reminds me of the magnitude of God's love.

I know that whatever my children do, I will always love them and forgive them and they remain the apple of my eye. And so it is with God the Father. When I am reminded that I am the apple of God's eye...it makes me want to please Him more. I want to stay being that apple. 

I love the verse above Deuteronomy 32: 10 because God finds us in a wasteland of sin, and sometimes in a state of loneliness or depression. And while others would discard us or ignore us, He chooses to pick us up, wash us and make us shine. In His eyes, these apples are worth harvesting.

Dear Heavenly Father- Keep me as the apple of your eye;hide me in the shadow of your wings.

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