You Are the Apple of His Eye

…you are God’s chosen and special people. 1 Peter 2:9

 Props: picture of an eye

             It’s very important that you learn to see yourself like God does.  We’re going to talk about seeing for just a few minutes.  Because God loves us and doesn’t want to see us get hurt, He made us with the ability to protect ourselves.  Our eyes are just one example of how we protect ourselves.  Any time something comes near your eye, you blink.  In fact, you can’t help it.  You blink without even thinking about it.  That’s because God made your eyelids to protect your eyes, and your reflexes to make sure your eyelids go down when they should.  When sand or dust gets in your eyes, they fill up with tears that wash it away.  God wanted your eyes to be very protected.  The most protected part of your eyes are the pupils.  The pupil is the black circle in the middle of each eye.  It is very important because it lets the light in and without it you can’t see.

In the book of Zechariah in the Bible, God compares his people to the “apple,” or pupil, of His eye.  That means that his people are more important than anything else to Him and He will do anything to protect them.  You and I are in the center of His vision; He can’t look at anything without seeing us. 

            Look at the person sitting next to you.  Now look straight into his or her eyes.  What do you see there?  (Allow for response).  You see the pupil, the whites, the color.  But if you’ll look closely, you’ll also see yourself.  It’s just the same with God.  When you look into God’s eyes, you can see yourself there.  You are always in the center of His eyes.  So see yourself like God does and you’ll see someone who is precious to Him.