Good Tuesday morning, family! I’m thankful to have you all as my family in Christ and today, family (marriage) is the question at hand as a group of Saducees are now taking their turn at discrediting Jesus. It’s an interesting title, Saducees, because their mindset is sad you see! If you recall from yesterday’s study, the last effort to discredit Jesus by the Pharisees and the Herodians backfired. So, now they are sending in the Saducees who were a group who only studied the book of Moses (the Pentateuch – first five books of the Old Testament). They didn’t believe in angels nor spirits nor in the resurrection of the dead. Hence, these dudes presented to Jesus their question about marriage after death with an arrogant, ridiculing attitude. Jesus took it all in and then He pointed out to them their error in thinking in that they didn’t know Scripture nor the power of God who could raise the dead and give life. As Dad’s kids looking to the Bible for answers, it is important to look at all the books as a whole and not look at just a small portion for the full picture. To do so, is to end up like the Saducees, badly mistaken! Yikes!!! Jesus seized the opportunity with this group for a teachable moment and He enlightened them with the whole Truth that there would be no marriage in Heaven, but that we will all be as angels – immortal beings in the presence of God. Jesus went further to meet the Saducees where they were at in regards to the dead rising and pointed out to them from their own book of Moses that God referred to Himself to Moses at the bush as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (the existing patriarchs). Hence, Jesus concluded by answering their question by stating God is the God of the living, not the dead. Whoohoo! Oh, happy day is what I say! Today, we have even more Scripture (history) that testifies of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead which lends even more credit to Jesus’ answer in this passage. So, the moral of this story is that as Dad’s kids, if we want to know God’s will concerning life and death issues, it is important to know the Scriptures so we are not in error. Otherwise, we might find ourselves like the Saducees did – real chumps in the end and sad you see. How sad indeed it would be to think this life on earth is the end of life. Yikes!!! I’m glad there is more to the story than their version. Dad’s complete Truth story promises through the Good News of Jesus, that eternal life with Him after this life is for real. So many don’t know that or they are confused. This is why as Dad’s kids, it’s good for us to know Dad’s Word and I’m practicing my PhD (Praising holy Dad) that He is so smart and has the plan of all plans. Let’s keep going and sharing the Truth with others so instead of people being sad you sees, they’ll be glad you sees! Have a glad day!
Mk 12:18-27; Ac 23:8; Ro 12:2, 2 Ti 3:15-17; Ex 3:6; Dt 25:5-6; 1 Co 15; Lk 10:25-28, 20:39; Pr 3:5-6; Jer 29:11; Jn 3:16