apple of your eye (part 2)

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness;

          he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the

            apple of his eye. (Deuteronomy 32:10 NIV)

In this verse, “He” refers to God and “him” refers to the Israelites who were traveling out of Egypt to the Promised Land in Canaan. During their journey, the Israelites spent forty years wandering through the wilderness of the Sinai desert.

During this time God found them, not by chance, but by choice. He showed them the way with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, so they could travel during the day or night (Exodus 13:21). God gave them instructions on two stone tablets (Exodus 20:1-17).  He nourished them in the morning with manna, bread that came down from heaven like the dew, and meat from quail that flew in at night (Exodus 16: 8), and water from a rock (Exodus 17:6).

Is there any wonder that you can trust God to supply your every need when you have lost your way in the wilderness? Read on and you’ll discover that when God created the human eye, it wasn’t random.  He purposefully designed every structure to have a specific function.   

Seven strong bones of the orbit make a socket to house, protect and support the eye. The eyelids provide protection from sunlight and foreign objects. They even close when you are asleep to protect your eyes and keep them moist. The eyebrows and eyelashes also prevent debris from entering the eyes.

 The cornea, the outermost layer of the eye protects from infection. The aqueous humor provides moisture and nourishment to the cornea and lens of the eye.

So what do you think?  Can you trust God to supply your every need when you have lost your way in the wilderness? Believe that God can! He is seeking you! Turn to Him and let Him lead you, instruct you, nourish you and protect you. You are the apple of God’s eye!