Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Psalms 116-118

Highlight Verse:

“The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭116‬:‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Anyone who thinks that God is an impersonal force – read this verse (and others like it).

An impersonal force cannot care.

God does. Deeply!

The one time in the Bible we see Jesus weep is when His friend Lazarus died.

True, He raised Lazarus from the dead moments later, but the situation moved Him emotionally.

The death of a believer is also temporary. But God is moved every time someone passes from this life.

I believe that applies to unbelievers doubly. When someone who has not accepted Jesus’ sacrifice passes from this life, he or she has missed the opportunity to enter heaven.

God created everyone and knows each person well.

It saddens Him when one of His creations chooses not to accept His invitation to a relationship.

It is with tears that God allows people to reject Him and eternal life in His Home.

It brings God pleasure when we help bring people to a place where they can accept the Holy Spirit’s invitation to a relationship with God.

If you were miraculously given the ability to comfort God when someone died, what would you say?
When you lose someone you love, what would you want people to say to you?