Luke 20, Part 4

Scripture: Luke 20:27-40

Observation: It was the Sadducees turn to try and trick Jesus. They did not believe in the resurrection, so they asked what appeared to be a difficult question. If a woman married her husband, and he died childless, all 6 of his brothers also took her as wife but died childless, and she too died childless, in the resurrection, who's wife would she be? Their intention was to show that resurrection teaching was foolish. Jesus told them the resurrected are not like those of this world; their relationships change, as now they are like angels. Since there is no more death, there is no familial line to continue. To prove that resurrection exists, He pointed to the fact that Moses called God the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He is not the God of the dead but of the living. After this they could question Him no more.

Application: It's common to wonder what life in heaven will be like. We wish Scripture spoke more on the subject. But the truth is, all we need to know right now is that this life is not all there is, that death is not the end but the beginning, and we will be held accountable to God for how we live our life right now. Don't be concerned about the life to come. Be alert and focus on life here and now.

Prayer: Father, You have given us a hope, a promise of eternal life in heaven. I look forward to it, but many others don't or don't understand it. Rather than being concerned with what's to come, help me to be concerned with the life I live now. May it be for Your Glory. In Christ Jesus, Amen.