"He that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of His eye" Zech 2:8
July 31,2005
HOW infinitely tender is Jehovah of His people! They had lately
been visited with sore judgments; reduced to great straits;
appeared to be neglected of God; were generally despised; had
only just escaped from the enemy's land; and returned with
weeping and supplication, like brands plucked from the burning,
to their own country.
And now the Lord says, "He that toucheth you, toucheth the apple
of His eye." How wonderful the ways of God! As the wise
physician, He will touch to cure; but He will not allow others to
touch to hurt. Like the tender mother, He can correct His
children Himself; but will not allow others to do so.
How close the union! How peculiar the affection! How tender the
sympathy! How kind the care! How constant the attention! How merciful the provision! How safe and how happy they are!
Beloved, take encouragement under all your persecutions and
trials; be comforted in all your afflictions; you are as near and
dear to Jehovah as the apple of His eye; and you are hid under
the shadow of His wings.
Holy Spirit, help me daily to realize this truth!
No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in him, is mine;
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine.
Bold I approach the eternal throne,
And claim the crown thro' Christ my own.
We are His. If all are against us, who need we fear? Our Father will hold us close and never let us go.. people may harm our bodies or feelings, but our spirit and soul is wrapped in His Loving Arms.
What more do we need?
Hold tight!!