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Death Of The Saint Is Precious

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KEY THOUGHT: Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His saints. [Psalm 116:15 NKJV]

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Psalm 116 NKJV

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death

116 I love the Lord, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.

3 The [a]pains of death surrounded me,
And the [b]pangs of Sheol [c]laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”

5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful.
6 The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8 For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the Lord
In the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore I spoke,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
11 I said in my haste,
“All men are liars.”

12 What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?
13 I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,
19 In the courts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

[d]Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

a. Psalm 116:3 Lit. cords
b. Psalm 116:3 distresses
c. Psalm 116:3 Lit. found me
d. Psalm 116:19 Heb. Hallelujah

New King James Version (NKJV)

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Psalm 116 Commentary

To love the LORD as a response to God’s generosity is a natural reaction. The saved always respond by loving the Savior.

Return to your rest, O my soul. And why not? The LORD has been good to me. This is all fine until you read the next line.

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. Verse 15. What is the psalmist talking about?

He is probably balancing his thoughts for us. On one end is an ecstatic man because the LORD has saved him from death. On the other end, there is the same man in contemplative and submissive contentment in the fact that the death of the righteous is precious in the sight of the LORD.

The fear of death should be balanced by the joy of knowing that the death of the righteous is precious before the LORD.

“Truly I am your servant, Lord; I serve you just as my mother did.” And the following: “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.” 2 Timothy 1:5.

Godly mothers can leave behind an all-important inheritance to their sons – their faith in the LORD Jesus Christ. A morally low and drunken generation of mothers can only produce its likeness!

What will the psalmist give back to the LORD for the blessings He has poured on him? Love? Yes. That is his first reaction, as we saw in verse 1. He will also lift up his cup of salvation. It is time for cheers amongst the saints. Let’s rejoice in the salvation that we all gladly cherish.

Then the psalmist remembers that by His goodness, the LORD has fulfilled the conditions of the Abrahamic covenant. It is now his turn to look at the contract and execute his part.

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  1. It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

    God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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  11. Profound. My life needs a new introduction to God. Not that I have been right, but because God desires to help me… I see an amazing Grace here. Having broken the first commandment, still God looks for me and helps me to build up with him… And live for him. A littles knowledge of the Lord will ignite my passion and desire to serve him. This morning I pledge to seek, live and serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His purposes everyday of my life.
    Beautiful lesson

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  12. The Lord reintroduces himself and shows Israel, He is all they need. Some boast in horses and others in chariots but we’ll boast in the Lord. He is able and the only one worthy of our trust. Lord teach me how to always look up to you at all times and not focus on my strength or capabilities. This is my prayer

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  14. This far too common today. Just do something that seems like true worship yet it’s intent and actual practice is not even close to the set standard by the Lord. I personally feel challenged of some things we do in our personal lives, the focus of many churches and ministries today. We’ll need to realize the Lord must be worship as he has personally guided. Provides a good start of my reflection today

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  15. In those days when there was no King everyone did as they pleased. This is a good reminder to us that we are on own when the King of Kings isn’t leading our lives we’ll be doing what is not right and the results will show clearly how life without Christ looks like. We thank God that even when it looks like he’s not there, he’s behind the scenes working. I have learnt to trust in the Lord always.

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  16. Iam seeing this being stressed… There was no King in Israel… So lawlessness is the order of the day. This shows how heartless and wicked man can be with out the right King in his life. He can do anything. May the Lord help us to allow Christ in our lives that every aspect of our lives is changed and we yield ourselves to him alone.

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  17. I’m sure as the two daughters in-law stayed in Naomi’s home they learned about the God of Israel and appreciated His works among his people. Ruth’s determination and what she says moves my heart. She’s convinced she must go with Naomi and wants to spend her life with her, this relationship was strong especially between a mother inlaw and a daughter in-law. Yet Ruth stays and how she puts it shows the depth of her heart, I’ll go with with you, your people will be my people, your God will be my God…

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