{"id":3986,"date":"2025-07-10T07:20:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=3986"},"modified":"2025-07-06T22:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T22:25:35","slug":"the-apple-of-gods-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/the-apple-of-gods-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apple of God\u2019s Eye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Thursday, July 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Apple of God\u2019s Eye<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of Your wings. <strong>Psalm 17:8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David asks God to keep him as the \u201capple of His eye\u201d\u2014 a term that signifies being highly valued and protected. He also prays for shelter under God\u2019s wings, a symbol of God\u2019s care and refuge. In moments of danger or distress, this image of being hidden under God\u2019s wings is a powerful reminder of His tender care and protection.<\/p>\n<p>God promises to guard those who are His own, especially when they are vulnerable. Just as a mother bird shields her young under her wings, God provides a place of safety for us when we feel surrounded by the enemy or overwhelmed by life\u2019s circumstances. It\u2019s in these moments of feeling exposed that God\u2019s protection becomes most evident.<\/p>\n<p>We may face seasons of trial, misunderstanding, and even false accusations. But when we seek God\u2019s presence and align our hearts with His, we can trust that He will ultimately make things right.<\/p>\n<p>Are you allowing yourself to find refuge in God\u2019s care, or are you trying to handle your problems alone?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong>: <em>Lord, I ask that You keep me as the apple of Your eye. Shelter me under the shadow of Your wings, protecting me from harm. Help me to rest in the security of Your love and trust that You are my safe place. In Jesus&#8217; name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, July 10 The Apple of God\u2019s Eye Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of Your wings. Psalm 17:8 David asks God to keep him as the \u201capple of His eye\u201d\u2014 a term that signifies being highly valued and protected. He also prays for shelter under God\u2019s wings, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3992,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3986\/revisions\/3992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}