Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.Precious in Yahweh’s sight is the death of his saints.Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.
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… Can't wait to inherit me. precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of one of his saints. You go, wow. Wow. And here's the part I really wanted to focus on in our remaining moments. He says, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe? See, once the eyes of our hearts enlightened so we know what the hope is to which he's called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance and saints, and what is the, look at these adjectives, immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe. like do you believe this because i i am sure there are many of you in this room you may look at your life may think of what a mess you've made of it some of you are older here i can tell and uh and you may go i don't know what i can do at this age and i'm saying would you look at the scripture, what is the immeasurable greatness of power toward those who believe? Immeasurable. …
… but as a servant to help us. Did you know the Bible says in Psalm 116, verse 15, precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints? Did you know that the Apostle Paul said in Philippians 1, verse 21, for me to die is gain? I mean, physically it's gain. My body's going to be made like the Lord Jesus. Intellectually it's gain, for I'll know as I am known. Emotionally it is gain, because I'll be able to praise Him with my whole heart. Socially it is gain, because I will be with the saints of all of the ages, And with my Lord face to face spiritually it is gain because temptation and sin will be behind me. And I will be one with my Lord like never before. Now what brings me into that relationship, what brings me there is death. So death is not an enemy if it helps me to come into a place like that. For me to die is gain. …
A hero perish, or a sparrow fall.” Does he indeed? I cannot think it; because (whatever that fine poet did, or his patron, whom he so deeply despised, and yet grossly flattered) I believe the Bible; wherein the Creator and Governor of the world himself tells me quite the contrary. That he has a tender regard for the brute creatures, I know: He does, in a measure, “take care for oxen:” He “provideth food for the cattle,“as well as “herbs for the use of men.” “The lions roaring after their prey, do seek their meat from God.” “He openeth his hand, and filleth all things living with plenteousness.” Our heavenly Father feedeth the fowls of the air: But mark! “Are no ye much better than they?” Shall he not then “much more feed you,” who are pre-eminent by so much odds? He does not, in that sense, look upon you and them “with equal eyes;” set you on a level with them; least of all, does he set you on a level with brutes, in respect of life and death: “Right precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Do you really think the death of a sparrow is equally precious in his sight? He tells us, indeed, that “not a sparrow falleth on the ground without our Father;” but he asks. at the same time, “Are ye not of more value than many sparrows? …