'...Whoever touches you, touches the apple of his eye." (Zechariah 2:8).
The verse mentioned above refers to the way God was looking at Israel, His chosen nation in the old covenant. The same verse applies to whomever God has a vested interest in.
Let me explain.. When God said that whoever touches Israel is touching the apple of his eye, He meant that He had a big interest at protecting Israel, since He saw that nation as the 'apple of his eye'.
As a mere example, if someone tried to touch your eye without permission, you would instinctively protect it with your hand, isn't it? You would do that because you have a bigger interest at protecting the eye.
God has an 'investor philosophy'; He protects His interests.Everything that He created is destined to multiply itself, just like an investor would invest into an opportunity and expects a greater return. And that's not all, just like every every good investor would do, God protects his investments.
The parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14-30, reveals how God takes care of his interests. In the story, the master gives to his three servants some money. He expected them to multiply the money given to them. two servants did well, while the third one did not bother to do anything about it. And when the master demanded for his profits, the third servant came up with all sorts of excuses. He eventually failed to be a profit machine for God. Do you know what happen to him? He was thrown in the dark places where there are gnashing of teeth. The master did not bother to know about the life and excuses of the third servant. All the master wanted , was his return.
Back to you now: ' God has invested gifts and abilities in you for the advancement of His Kingdom on earth. Are you productive and fruitful? If you are, you are on his good side but if you are not, remember that on Judgement day, you will account for your lack of productivity. Just multiply what God has invested in you.
Let me end my post with a short anecdote:' One day Jesus was hungry and saw a fig tree. Hoping that He would find some figs on it to eat, He got disappointed to see that the tree had no fruits. He suddenly got upset and cursed it on the spot. The following day, the tree was literally dead...(Matthew 11:12-21).
The moral behind my post is: 'God loves everybody: 'the lazy, the slacker and and those who serve Him. But He takes pleasure in those who serve Him and bring interest into His Kingdom.If you bear and produce interests with you gifts, for the Kingdom, then surely you will bring pleasure to God's heart. But if you decide to bury all that He has invested in you, then your pitfall will not be far away...'
Do you want God to consider you as the apple of His eye? If yes, serve Him with the gifts He has placed in you. Bring interests to God through the exercise of your gifts whether in church or the secular world. As a result you will be a profitable investment in the Kingdom.
All saved people are good investments to the eyes of God. But some of them are not profitable because they don't multiply what was given to them.
You are surely a good investment to God, but are you profitable?