Gospel Reflections #844: God has our best interests in mind, that is to bring us back to Him

Zechariah 2:8 "Whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye."

The world we live in is distorted by the influence of sin, so we often feel it's full of absurdities, that it's an unfair world, and that there will never be an end to people suffering from unjust treatment.

But God uses every possible means to seek us out and bring us back.

God is always near us, always supporting us.

Because God treasures us as precious possessions, cherishing us so dearly that we are like the apple of God's eye.

This is the God who sacrificed His life for us.

Even when everything seems absurd to our eyes, instead of focusing on that, by fixing our gaze on God—who cherishes and loves us so dearly He wouldn't hurt us even if we were in His eye—we can be filled with God's peace and joy even in this absurd world.

In God, we can see what is invisible in this world.

By continuing to see this, we grow in our conviction of who our God truly is, and this leads to hope and joy.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.