YOUR EYES

Proverbs 7:2 (NKJV) 2 Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
     How tender and delicate the eyes, yet they are designed with such intricate detail, without them we could not comprehend slightly the beauty and extravagance of creation. Why such a sensitive device in these rough exteriors, I am glad you asked.
    The vulture is said to touch the eyes of its intended meal to see if there is life, if there is no response then the dinner is done. The eye gate compares to the senses of touch, taste, feel and smell as one of the six sense used to understand our environment. Without them we are hindered in so many ways, yet God in His design has compared our obedience to the tenderness of the eye.
    God's Law, His commands, will keep the seeker of God as sure as the sun rises daily. However just as the body needs care to live, so the perfect Law of God must be carefully followed to live with Him.
     Honor your father and mother is a command that would seem to need no explanation, yet we consider that others should maintain the care of those who gave us life, that we might continue in our living. How far we fallen from the family unit, and placed the burden of love on others. God's design is that we might recognize our responsibility and care for the aged, someone may be thinking that's not fair, read Matthew 15:1-9 and tell Jesus that.
    The writer of this Proverb admonishes keep the command, keep the law, tenderly live by them and you will live.
Heavenly Father, may the tenderness of your word send roots into our lives, let the truth sink deep and find fertile ground. May we seek You while there is time and may all the power of Your presence, touch the lives of those around us? Let us be gentle and loving to family, friends, followers of Christ and all men. Amen