--BLINK AND THINK OF GOD~~

---(Please Read/ Deuteronomy 32:1-12)
-"He shielded him and
cared for him; he guarded
him as the apple of his
eye." (Deuteronomy 32:10)~~
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"GOD IS LIKE AN EYELID," my friend Ryley said, and I blinked in surprise. What could she mean by that?

"Tell me more," I replied. Together, we had been studying surprising pictures of God in the Bible, things like God as a laboring mother (ISA. 42:14) or as a beekeeper (7:18), but this one was new to me. Ryley pointed me to Deuteronomy 32, where Moses praises the way God takes care of His people. Verse 10 says that God shields and protects His people, guarding them "as the apple of his eye."

But the word we translate 'apple' Ryley told me, literally means pupil. And what encircles and guards the pupil? The eyelid, of course! God is like the eyelid, which instictively protects the tender eye. The eyelid guards the eye from danger, and by blinking helps remove dirt or dust. It keep sweat out of the eye. It lubricates the eyeball, keeping it healthy. It closes, allowing rest.

As I considered the picture of God as an eyelid, I couldn't help but thank God for the many metaphors He's give us to help us understand His love for us. When we close our eyes at night and open them in the morning, we can think of God, and praise Him for His tender protection and care for us.~~
--ODB/AP
Jesus gave his life to die on the Cross to forgive our sins and allow us the opportunity to invite Him in to be our Lord and Savior. Have you invited Jesus into your life? If not, please do so today. Tomorrow may never come. Jesus loves you so much!
--'LOVE ON THE LINE' / By: Hillsong Worship<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foppLdmfdnY>
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