HE THAT TOUCHETH YOU, TOUCHETH THE APPLE OF HIS EYE.

 

July 2

 

 

Zachariah 2:8  

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he 
sent me unto the nations which spoiled you:
 for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. 

 
How infinitely tender is Jehovah of His people!
 
They had lately been visited with sore judgements;
reduced to great straits;
appeared to be neglected of God;
were generally despised;
had only just escaped from the enemy’s land;
and return 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.

James Smith