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GOD WEEPS WITH US*********

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF PSALM 116:15, "PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD IS THE DEATH OF HIS SAINTS"? GOD CERTAINLY DOESN'T VALUE OR FIND ENJOYMENT IN THE DEATH OF HIS CHILDREN! IF HE DID, WHY WOULD THE PSALMIST PRAISE GOD FOR DELIVERING HIM FROM DEATH? AND WHY DID JESUS GROAN AND WEEP AS HE SAW THE GRIEF AT LAZARUS' TOMB?

IN THIS WORLD, UNLESS YOU ARE A CELEBRITY, YOUR PASSING WILL SOON BE FORGOTTEN BY ALL BUT A SMALL CIRCLE OF RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. BUT JESUS SHOWED US THAT GOD SHARES THE SORROW AND PAIN OF THE BEREAVED AND THAT THE DEATH OF THE HUMBLEST BELIEVER CAUSES HIS HEART GREAT PAIN.

THIS THOUGHT CAME TO ME RECENTLY AT THE MEMORIAL OF MY NEPHEW RONNIE. HIS FAMILY AD PASTORS EXTOLLED HIS COMPASSION, KINDNESS, SPIRIT, AND GENEROSITY. AFTERWARD, PEOPLE WHO KNEW HIM AS A GRAT PASTOR SPOKE WELL OF HIM.

THOUGH HIS NAME WAS JUST ONE OF MANY, HIS DEATH WAS A MATTER OF GREAT LOSS TO US WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM. AND IT IS COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT GOD DID NOT TAKE HIS PASSING WITHOUT FEELING OUR PAIN. IN FACT, I BELIEVE HE WEPT WITH US.

WHEN WE ARE HAPPY OR WHEN WE ARE BLUE,
GOD IS AWARE OF WHATEVER WE DO;
ALL OF OUR SORROWS HE TAKES AS HIS OWN,
AND HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US ALONE.

GOD SHARES HIS SORROW. LET'S SHARE OUR BLESSINGS AND LOVE WITH HIM. HOPE I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY********
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