“Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his saints.”
– Psalm 116:15
What a beautiful truth! God treasures the life of His people so much that even our passing into His presence is meaningful and precious to Him. In our limited understanding of the Lord, it would be easy to assume God doesn’t particularly care about our death. After all, the moment we pass, our soul enters into God’s presence if Jesus is our Lord. And yet, God still mourns our death. Why would this be true?
Because death isn’t natural! Death wasn’t part of God’s good design for Creation. We were never meant to die. Death entered the world because of human sin. Because of sin, precious bearers of God’s image must endure death en route to eternal life with God. This wasn’t how God meant things to be and it grieves Him. Even though we’re washed clean of our sins by the work of Jesus on the cross, our death is a vile reminder of sin’s terrible corruption of God’s good Creation.
And so, it’s a beautiful thing that Jesus wept at Lazarus’ tomb before raising Him to life. It’s a beautiful thing that your life in Christ is so treasured by God that He will grieve your death as something you were never made to endure. That’s how deeply your God loves you! #FollowJesus