You are the object of God’s great affection, the apple of his eye.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and once when I was drawing an apple, I went to the market and found the biggest, roundest, shiniest apple, and I placed it by my art easel, and I examined every aspect of that apple up and down. After a few days of painting it, I knew it front and back, upside, inside-out. It was, in fact, an apple I will never forget! You know, Deuteronomy 32 says, “The Lord guarded [his people] as the apple of his eye.” Isn’t that something? You are the apple of God’s eye. You are the object of his great affection. He created you, formed you, and guess what? He knows every bit about you: your victories, goals, weaknesses, and especially, your trials inside and out. And it’s why the Lord will help and protect you, so spend some time today meditating on this truth as you imagine God’s eyes of love resting on you, guarding you and your family, because you’re the apple of his eye.
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