Precious In His Sight!
"Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of His saints."
Psalm 116: 15
Psalm 116:15 is quoted frequently at Christian funeral services.
Sadly, it does not always get explained. God doesn’t value the
death of His saints; He doesn’t rejoice when a believer dies.
Rather, “precious” means something that is cared for and watched
over. We may even say, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the life
of His saints”—even up to the moment when that life on earth ends
at the moment of death.
The verse is found in Psalm 116, a psalm that praises God for
deliverance from death. The psalmist hasn’t died; indeed, he has
been spared from death by God’s care and protection. It’s a
way
of saying that God honors and cherishes the lives of those
who
live and die for Him—especially those who die in
service to Him.
Examples are John the Baptist (Matthew 14), Stephen (Acts 7),
the Tribulation martyrs (Revelation 6), and multitudes through
out the history of His people (Hebrews
11:35).
Your life is precious in the sight of God.
And should your life on earth end before Christ
returns, your death will also be precious in His
sight.
"There is no one who is insignificant
in the purposes of God."
Alistair Begg
