The Verse of the Day

-June 19, 2020-

Good morning, happy Friday,

-The Death Of The Saints Is Precious To The Lord-

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.”

(Psalm 116:15).

The Lord loves all people and desires each one to be saved. Those are saved are called saints, those who are born again, His children. He loves us with a special love and we will be with Him in heaven forever and ever.

We are only passing through this world on our way to glory. Everyone must die at some point unless the Lord comes first to take us all into His presence. When the Lord Jesus Christ died for us and rose again, He removed the sting of death and turned death from a ruler to a servant to accomplish His purpose of taking us home to be with Him.

Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’ O death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?’ The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:54-57).

Our natural bodies were not meant to be eternal. Man was created from dust and to dust he will return. However our soul and spirit live forever. Paul told us in 2 Corinthians 5:8, “For we are confident, yes well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.”

While leaving this world is sorrowful for those we leave behind: our families, our friends, and our brothers and sisters in Christ, it is joyful for the one going into the presence of the Lord. The death of every saint is precious to our Lord. One leaves behind this world of sin, corruption, evil, sorrow, and pain and goes to a glorious place in heaven.

Our brother Jim who went to be with the Lord yesterday has already seen Jesus and been reunited with saints that have gone before us. Just this year, we said “until we meet again” to three brothers in our church. God always has a purpose in what He does and when He does it. We should never question the Lord.

We do not sorrow like those who have no hope. Our hope is in Jesus. It still hurts, we still weep, we still miss them, but we know where they are with the Lord which comforts our hearts. Jesus said, “Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:29; Matthew 10:31).

We who are still in the land of the living should remember how brief life on earth is and that we do not know how much time we have left. Let us realize afresh how precious our lives are. Life is a gift to be treasured not a time to be measured. It is the quality not the quantity of our lives that counts. So let us make today count for Jesus!

Have blessed day looking to Jesus and serving Him. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean