Luke 20:34-35 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage….
In today’s reading, the Sadducees are trying to trip Jesus up in matters of doctrine. Just like yesterday’s political debate, Jesus isn’t having it. But He doesn’t eviscerate them with His reply; He reminds them of who God is and who we are in Him.
Luke 20:36 …and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
Verse 38 reminds the Sadducees and us that “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” Aside from doctrine and policy and everything else, we all serve the same loving God. That’s the truth to be focused on.
Luke 20:37 But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
Lord, We live in a world of division and confrontation. It is so easy to get so focused on protecting and defending the tenets of our faith that we lose sight of the important truth that we all serve the same loving God. Help us, instead of tearing each other down in the name of faith to lift Your name in praise and encourage each other. Help us all to draw closer to You. Amen.
Luke 20:38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
Have a blessed day.