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Devotional - 01st Oct 2020

'Keep my commandments, and live; and my laws as the apple of thine eye' (Proverbs 7:2).

The Commandments of God will not save us, but it is important for our salvation. The Word of God said, "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might"
(Deuteronomy 6:5). When we love God we are desirous of keeping His commandments. We therefore, should keep them with watchfulness and care because they will give us life. We should seek to protect God's Word in our heart and mind defensively. We should seek to protect the laws of God as we would protect our eyes from sustaining injury, because we know the importance of the eye to our body. In the same way the commandments and laws of God are important and are worth protecting. The text is not  just telling us to keep God's commandments and live, but to let us know the depth of love and care with which we ought to hold His Word - as the "apple of thine eye."  Solomon instructed his son to obey the commandments of God that he may live and to guard the teaching of His laws as the apple of his eye. He knew the pupil which is in the centre of the eye, how highly sensitive and extremely valuable it was. It is said, the eyelid closes very quickly to protect  the pupil when any threatening object approaches the eye. This imagery shows how essential it is to guard our lives by obeying God's Word. The importance of keeping God's commandments is paramount. This command is given in the Old Testament and stretches to the New Testament of what God requires of us to do.  John 12:50 says, "And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me." Christ himself obeyed God's command when He was on earth and is saying to us, the commandments of God leads to eternal life and we should not disregard it. Let us purpose in our hearts to keep hold of the commandments and laws of God guarding them with our hearts and protecting them, as we would protect our eye from injury that we may live eternally.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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