What is the apple of your eye?
TODAY'S PROVERB: Keep my mitzvot [commandments] and live, my teaching as the apple of your eye. Proverbs 7:2
The literal translation of the Hebrew is the "dark part of the eyes"--the pupil.
The pupil is one of the most important parts of the eye. From a distance, the pupil appears black, but in reality it is an opening--a portal--for light. The reason it looks black in color is because light is absorbed by the retina and isn't reflect back.
Without light going to the retina, we cannot see. Covering this critical structure to our sight is a small sliver of tissue called the cornea.
Of all the exposed parts of our body, the eyes are the most vulnerable to life-altering damage. Which is why we blink, wear protective eye gear and instinctively dodge anything headed our way.
Do we guard GOD's commandments like our eyes?
Just as the pupil allows light into our eye so we can see, His commandments are light and sight into our spirit. They guide us and keep us from falling (Psalm 119:105).
Do we dodge temptations that seek to infiltrate our hearts?
By obeying His commandments we avoid those things trying to blind us from a life of purpose, a blessed life. (Deuteronomy 11:26-27).
Do we wear protective covering when we do battle in this world?
While we can enter spiritual warfare with our eyes wide open, we are wise to wear protective covering. (Ephesians 6:10-18)
When we take in the Light from the Light of the World (John 9:5) we become His ambassadors as lights to the world (Matthew 5:14).
We become "...blameless and innocent, children of God in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation. Among them you shine as lights in the world..." (Philippians 2:15)
Allowing anything or anyone to compromise our position or our obedience has serious consequences. When we keep, guard, and protect His commandments and word, we know that the cost is high, but the rewards eternal.
May we keep, guard, and protect His commandments and word, my friends.
Proverbs 7:2, #tlvbible #tlvproverbs
[WATCH Tree of Life Bible Society's CEO, Daniah Greenberg and me, Terri Gillespie, Author dig a little deeper with this proverb. Check us out at Tree of Life Bible Society, Monday through Friday, LIVE at 8:30am EST. Watch previous episodes there as well. Stay wise, my friends!]
The literal translation of the Hebrew is the "dark part of the eyes"--the pupil.
The pupil is one of the most important parts of the eye. From a distance, the pupil appears black, but in reality it is an opening--a portal--for light. The reason it looks black in color is because light is absorbed by the retina and isn't reflect back.
Without light going to the retina, we cannot see. Covering this critical structure to our sight is a small sliver of tissue called the cornea.
Of all the exposed parts of our body, the eyes are the most vulnerable to life-altering damage. Which is why we blink, wear protective eye gear and instinctively dodge anything headed our way.
Do we guard GOD's commandments like our eyes?
Just as the pupil allows light into our eye so we can see, His commandments are light and sight into our spirit. They guide us and keep us from falling (Psalm 119:105).
Do we dodge temptations that seek to infiltrate our hearts?
By obeying His commandments we avoid those things trying to blind us from a life of purpose, a blessed life. (Deuteronomy 11:26-27).
Do we wear protective covering when we do battle in this world?
While we can enter spiritual warfare with our eyes wide open, we are wise to wear protective covering. (Ephesians 6:10-18)
When we take in the Light from the Light of the World (John 9:5) we become His ambassadors as lights to the world (Matthew 5:14).
We become "...blameless and innocent, children of God in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation. Among them you shine as lights in the world..." (Philippians 2:15)
Allowing anything or anyone to compromise our position or our obedience has serious consequences. When we keep, guard, and protect His commandments and word, we know that the cost is high, but the rewards eternal.
May we keep, guard, and protect His commandments and word, my friends.
Proverbs 7:2, #tlvbible #tlvproverbs
[WATCH Tree of Life Bible Society's CEO, Daniah Greenberg and me, Terri Gillespie, Author dig a little deeper with this proverb. Check us out at Tree of Life Bible Society, Monday through Friday, LIVE at 8:30am EST. Watch previous episodes there as well. Stay wise, my friends!]
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