What does God say about suicide? - Suicide - TouchPoints

Psalm 139:13-16You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

These words are not just nice poetry—they are inspired words that describe God’s creation of each individual. Each of us was known by God before our birth. Every one of us has a purpose in his plan.

1 Samuel 16:7“The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

Jeremiah 1:4-5The Lord gave me this message: “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, was ignored, ridiculed, and even imprisoned for prophesying. The warnings he gave his people fell on deaf ears. From a human perspective, his ministry was a hopeless failure. Yet God chose Jeremiah for this task, and God never regretted that decision. Jeremiah was often discouraged, even suicidal. Still, he remained faithful even when it seemed fruitless, and God’s plan for his life was brought to completion. What would Jeremiah have thought if he had known that thousands of years later, people all across the world would be reading his words?

Psalm 34:18The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

Matthew 10:29-31“What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”

God does not only love us in a general “God loves everyone” sense. He loves each one of us at the deepest, most personal level. He made us. He knows us like no one else ever could. Nothing happens in our lives that he is not aware of, and no grief comes our way that he does not grieve over himself.

Isaiah 43:1-3Now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.”

Luke 15:4-5So Jesus told them this story: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?”

2 Timothy 2:13This is a trustworthy saying: If we die with him, we will also live with him. If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us. If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.

Isaiah lived through tumultuous times in Israel and Judah. The fire of oppression Isaiah’s people faced was the invasion of the Assyrian Empire, possibly the most brutal empire of the ancient world. In Israel’s case, this was a deserved consequence for their widespread sin and idolatry, yet God still reaffirmed his love for them and protection over them. Israel abandoned God over and over again, yet over and over, God remained faithful and drew his people back to himself. No matter how far we fall or how hopeless we feel, his love for us is relentless.

John 11:33-36When Jesus saw her [Mary] weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled. “Where have you put him?” he asked them. They told him, “Lord, come and see.” Then Jesus wept. The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!”

We have a God who grieves with us. No matter what we are going through, we are never alone.

Genesis 1:27So God created human beings in his own image.

Matthew 28:20“And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

John 16:33“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

1 Corinthians 6:20God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

Ephesians 2:10We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice for each of us so that we could have life. Sometimes, that life will be difficult—Jesus promises us as much. However, he also promises that he will be with us every step of the way and that our lives will be a part of something good.