Loved

Know that you are loved and treasured by God - Psalm 17:6-12

God’s love for you is so great because it is so intimate. David calls on God and asks him to ‘show the wonder of your great love’ (v.7). He prays, ‘Keep me as the apple of your eye’ (v.8a). The apple of the eye is the pupil (the opening of the iris in the eye through which light passes to reach the retina), and so signifies the thing most treasured. Meditate today on just how much you are treasured by God.

Then he prays, ‘Hide me in the shadow of your wings’ (v.8b). Again, this tells of God’s love, intimacy, and protection. Jesus picked up this image as he looked over the people of Jerusalem in the days leading up to his crucifixion and longed for them to come and hide under his wings (Matthew 23:37).

David is surrounded by ‘enemies’ (Psalm 17:9), people with ‘callous hearts’ who speak arrogantly against him (v.10). There may be times in your life when you literally face ‘enemies’, but whatever struggles or difficulties you may face, you can rely on God’s intimate love for you.

Lord, I call on you today. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.