Friday... I love this thought It caught my attention.

Friday... I love this thought. It caught my attention.

Psalm 17:8 (NIV) says, "Keep me as the apple of your eye." I love that. I want to be the apple of His eye. Do you want to be the apple of someone's eye? What if it is God?

Now this time of the year shows us that that is true. God came to earth as a child because He loved me and He loves each one of us. He was the greatest gift that has ever been given.

The whole verse says, "Keep me as the apple of your eye, hide me in the shadow of your wings."

Do you need to pray this morning?, "Keep me as the apple of your eye." Verses 6-8 says, "I call on you, my God, for you will answer me." That's a great place to start. What you are praying is going to get His attention and you know that He will answer you and He will.

Verse 7, "Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from your foes." David the writer of this Psalm knows what he is talking about and if you stop and think you also can look back and see where God has shown His great love to you in times past if you have a relationship with Him, if you are following Him and if you have called out to Him. David knows and we can too.

He goes on, "Keep me as the apple of your eye." The NLT says, "Guard me as you would your own eyes." (NIV) Hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me." We feel surrounded don't we? but God wants to hide us under His wings because we are special to Him, we are the apple of His eye.

So stop right there and dwell on that. You, you, you are very special to Him so why not call out to Him right now.

The MESSAGE says, "I call to you, God, because I'm sure of an answer. So - answer! bend your ear! listen sharp!" And (NIV) "Keep me as the apple of your eye." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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