The Apple of His Eye!

Michael E. Wood
August 18, 2011


Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.  Proverbs 3:5, 6

While continuing to be somewhat perplexed in the attempt of finding some kind of part time employment to supplement our income, and at the same time holding true to our calling and priorities to make Christ known, there are a number of realities we have had to face. There are the limitations which go with being fifty-five years old and the understanding that there are things of which I can no longer do physically which eliminates some opportunities. With the high cost of living, and cut backs in personnel for many companies, there are not as many opportunities, as those who have jobs are compelled to do whatever is necessary to hold on to them. Many companies which are driven solely by the love of money also require an open availability which includes working on Sundays. One glorious note is that through this process a number of opportunities to share the glories of Christ in one way or another have opened in places I would not have been if I were already employed. Thankfully, there is no such thing as unemployment in the work of the kingdom of God. Thus we trust that God will bring glory to Himself through the gospel of Christ in ways that we shall not know until we are with Him in glory, as our times and the seasons of our lives are in His hands.

“Dear friends, judge of everything in this way – whether it will help you on in the journey or no. In choosing a profession, or trade, choose it with regard to this – will it advance or hinder your heavenward journey? Will it lead you into sore temptations, or into wicked company? Oh! Take heed. What is the use of living, but to get on in our journey to heaven?” R. M. McCheyne (Numbers 10:29)

Hold on to Christ; He is our life, The Giver of all gifts.
And for His praise He doth bestow all things as grace uplifts
Our eyes of faith to see beyond what we can not behold
For the purpose that His glory shall increase; unfold
Both now in time through persevering faithfulness displayed
In and by all those He bought by blood when He was slayed,
Atoning for and proving that our God was justified
When to the cross He sent His Son and for our sins, He died.


Those things that seemed to be such tests and loomed so large to us
Will in the end prove Him to be Almighty, Glorious!
And thus with courage, look to Him Who hears our deepest cry
And watches over us through Christ, the Apple of His eye!


Oh, if you have as yet not learned sufficiency in Him
Is all we need within our hearts to praise in psalm and hymn
Our God and Father as the Sovereign Ruler over all,
On Him we cast our every care and humbly to Him call.


Then look to Him and rest upon His Word that does not change
And He will grow you as your thoughts By Him He doth arrange
To behold Him as He Is and worship in the Spirit,
God alone, Whose voice in Christ has made our ears to hear it!