Daily Devo | Insights Into Life After Death (New Testament in a Year, Mark 12:1-27)

The Sadducees — who deny the resurrection — try to trap Jesus with a complicated hypothetical question about marriage in the afterlife. Jesus exposes their misguided assumption that fails to realize the transformation we will experience. He also corrects their lack of belief in the resurrection by pointing to the writings of Moses that they consider authoritative. There God refers to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the present tense, even though they had died long ago. From the first books of the Bible, death has never been the final word. God has always had the final word!

Sunday's message on Matthew 21:33-46 (parallel to Mark 12:1-12):

https://youtu.be/T8kRTzkIcA0

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For Reflection:

- What does this passage reveal about the importance of knowing both Scripture and God’s power (and heart)?

- Why do you think the Sadducees might have struggled to believe in the resurrection?

- How might limiting God to human assumptions affect your faith?

- What hope does the promise of resurrection bring to your understanding of life and death?

- Prayer: God of the living, deepen my understanding of your Word and strengthen my hope in your power to bring life.