If you do a concordance search of the NIV using keywords apple and eye, one of the verses you will find is Proverbs 7:2. It says, “Guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart”
The apple of your eye is the centre of your eye. It is one part of our body that we all guard very much. We don’t allow anyone to touch the apple of our eyes. We don’t even touch it ourselves. Most of us will live our entire life without the apple of our eyes touched by anyone including ourselves. That is a picture of how much we should guard the word of God in our heart. You might have so many things in your heart but his word should reign over all of them and should never be compromised.
Another verse you would find on your search is Zecharia 2:8. It says, “For whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye” This is a message from Zecharia to the people of God. Here we see a promise of the Lord to guard us as the apple of his eyes.
These two verses give you a good picture of what our relationship with the Lord looks like. You guard his word as the apple of your eyes; he also will guard you as the apple of his eyes.
Blessings,
The Cyber Evangelist |