Psalm 23, Genesis 15:12-15John 14:1-3 and Revelation 22:1-5

I had an old friend once who told me, "When I go to a funeral I go to hear about a loving God." And then she added, "When it comes time to preach my funeral, don't talk about me. Just preach my funeral, don't talk about me. Just preach the Scripture and the comfort that it brings."

What comfort does the Scripture have to bring us here today?

First, it tells us that God, and God alone, is in charge of both life and death.

When it came time for Abraham to die, God promised Abraham that his descendants would inhabit the Promised Land. Though Abraham was now to lie in peace with his fathers, the world he left would have God's blessing, too.

It's no accident that the psalmist compared God's love to things he knew within the world. God is a …