This week a dear brother in Christ went home to be with the Lord. Though it was not unexpected, yet it seemed so sudden. Sudden to us, but not to our Lord. Psalm 139 tells us how intimate the Lord is with each of us, there is not one detail He does not know. When a Believe moves from the confines of his earthly temple, verse 16 is a comfort -- not one moment before nor one moment after God's appointed time.
"Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Thy book they were all written, The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them." Psalm 139:16

Concerning the death of Believers, Scripture also tells us:
"Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.'" Revelation 14:13

In  Psalm 116:15 we see that,
"Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His saints."

The Believer's life is the Lord's whether we live or die:
"For if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's." Romans 14:8

The imprisoned Apostle Paul writes to the Philippians, "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21

Paul also tells us in 2 Corinthians 5, 'to be at home in the body is to be absent from the Lord and to be absent from the body is to be at home with the Lord.' There is no stopping place in between as some would have us believe. God's word tells us, "Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord." Vs. 6 "We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent to be well pleasing to Him." Vs. 8-9 (Read 2 Corinthians 5:1-9 for God's word to the Corinthians and us in this
matter.)

If there is anyone not sure of how intimate our mighty God is with us, just let the Holy Spirit speak Psalm 139 to your heart and embrace this grace of God. Here are verses 1-17, but I urge you to read it all.

"O Lord, You have searched me, known me.
You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.
You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid You hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.

Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, "Surely the darkness shall fall on me,"
Even the night shall be light about me;
Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

For You have formed my inward parts;
You have covered me in my mother's womb.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth, Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
He days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
How precious also are Your thoughts to me O God!
How great is the sum of them!

Thank You Lord from hearts filled with awe at Your goodness! Amen