Day 10 The Resurrection
Scripture
Matthew 22:23-33 (HCSB) 23 The same day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up to Him and questioned Him: 24 “Teacher, Moses said, if a man dies, having no children, his brother is to marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother. 26 The same happened to the second also, and the third, and so to all seven. 27 Then last of all the woman died. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had married her.” 29 Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven. 31 Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God: 32 I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 33 And when the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-40
Devotion
In the last few devotions we have seen Jesus talking to the Pharisees and the Herodians, and now He is confronted by the Sadducees. Jesus has spent time confronting many theological positions in this last week. Jesus is very concerned about right theology because having the right theology is literally the difference between heaven and hell for people.
The Sadducees propose a ridiculous scenario to try to argue the point that there is no resurrection. A woman is married and widowed 6 times. The question is, if there is a resurrection, which man would be her husband?
Jesus explains that they are in trouble for two reasons. One, they did not understand the Scriptures. They had a presupposition that there was no resurrection. The Bible clearly indicates that there is. Two, they do not understand the power of God. God has something much better in mind for us that marriage in relationships in heaven.
How about you? How is your theology? Do you find yourself asking God questions that come from a faulty understanding of Scripture? Do you fail to understand the power of God?
Questions
What questions do you have about God that could be answered by a thorough study of the Scriptures?
How can you plan to find these answers in the next week?
What will you do to give glory to God and His power?
Prayer
Dear God: Help me to understand you and Your ways more. Amen
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