ThE aPpLe Of HiS eYe

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 aPpLe Of HiS eYe.

Deuteronomy 32:10

Just today as I was pondering over the flow of the next chapter of one of my books, the Holy Spirit, very gently, as He always does, dropped this phrase in my heart; 'ThE aPpLe Of HiS eYe'.

The phrase apple of the eye refers to the pupils of one's eye. It was first used in early english literature to symbolize something that was of great importance, something that was the center of attention, something that was most important above all else. To be called the apple of one's eye, was to be called one's muse, one's inspiration, one's motivation and drive.

Deuteronomy 32:10 speaks of God's perception of Jacob. While he was in the wilderness, exiled, cast out, alone, friendless, aimless and desperate, God found him. While he was reducing to nothing and everything around him was wasting away to utter ruin, God encircled him and cared for him. Years before He allowed God to make something of himself, while he was without accomplishment, acchievement and glory, God guarded him as ThE aPpLe Of HiS eYe.

As God's children, we are the apple of His eye. We are His inspiration, His motivation, and His drive. We are His all in all, His everything, His heart's one desire.

A man in love does crazy things for the one He loves. No price is too expensive, no distance too far, no mountain too high and no sea too deep. He will dare the impossible, defy the conventional and deny the logical in demonstration of his love for his beloved. Jesus is the ultimate expression of LoVe. If you don't know him, you don't know love. He did the impossible, the unconventional and the illogical so that we can indulge in His lavished best.

Let Him love on you today. Let Him show you that you are truly ThE aPpLe Of HiS eYe.

ThE aPpLe Of HiS eYe,

Ben