A week or so ago I woke up with half of my right eye being red with blood. I don't recall if it happened before, possibly. However, as Galen pointed it out, I was freaking out and didn't want to look. I definitely did NOT want to see a Dr., so I put some eye drops and hoped for the best. Well, it has been a week now and it is almost 100% cleared, although it still bothers me a little bit. As I worried about my eye, daily, I remembered something I read a while back, that God is like an eyelid. What could be meant by that? I had never heard that before.
Well, in Deuteronomy 32, 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." The word we translate as apple, literally means pupil. And what guards our pupil is the eyelid! God is like the eyelid, which instinctively protects our tender eye. The eyelid guards the eye from danger, and by blinking it helps remove dirt or dust. It is really a remarkable thing, when you stop to think about it. Isn't it? It keeps sweat out of the eye. It lubricates the eyeball, keeping it healthy. It closes, allowing rest.
By the way, did you know that cats and dogs die with their eyes open? I did not know until our cat, Fluffy, died last year. That's because it takes and active muscle control to close the eyes, and the same is true for humans. It makes a lot of sense when you stop to think about it. What a miracle our bodies are! Definitely not made by chance, but by intelligent design .
Can you picture God as an eyelid? He gives us so many metaphors to help us understand His love for us.When we open our eyes in the morning, we should think of God, and praise/thank Him for his protection and care for us.
Well, in Deuteronomy 32, 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." The word we translate as apple, literally means pupil. And what guards our pupil is the eyelid! God is like the eyelid, which instinctively protects our tender eye. The eyelid guards the eye from danger, and by blinking it helps remove dirt or dust. It is really a remarkable thing, when you stop to think about it. Isn't it? It keeps sweat out of the eye. It lubricates the eyeball, keeping it healthy. It closes, allowing rest.
By the way, did you know that cats and dogs die with their eyes open? I did not know until our cat, Fluffy, died last year. That's because it takes and active muscle control to close the eyes, and the same is true for humans. It makes a lot of sense when you stop to think about it. What a miracle our bodies are! Definitely not made by chance, but by intelligent design .
Can you picture God as an eyelid? He gives us so many metaphors to help us understand His love for us.When we open our eyes in the morning, we should think of God, and praise/thank Him for his protection and care for us.
