A Reflection on Luke 20:27–40
Today I’m reflecting on a conversation Jesus had with the Sadducees — a group that didn’t even believe in resurrection — yet came to question Him about it anyway.
They gave Him a hypothetical scenario about a woman who married seven brothers (one after the other, each dying without leaving children) and asked:
“At the resurrection, whose wife will she be?”
They weren’t looking for wisdom — they were trying to expose what they thought was an absurd idea.
But Jesus answered with a clarity that cut through the trap:
“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… can no longer die; they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.”
— Luke 20:34–36
And then He says something even more stunning:
“He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
— Luke 20:38
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Reflection
This passage lifts my eyes from this world — from its limits, fears, and endings — and sets them on eternity.
Jesus doesn’t dismiss our earthly relationships, but He reminds us:
There is more.
More than this life. More than death. More than the systems we know.
In heaven, we are not defined by status or roles. We are defined by one truth:
We are God’s children.
And that changes everything.
The resurrection isn’t just a doctrine — it’s a destiny.
It’s not just about someday — it shapes how I live today.
I belong to the God of the living — and that means no sorrow is final, no goodbye is forever, no grave has the last word.
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Prayer
Jesus,
Thank You for reminding me that You are the God of the living.
That life with You is not fragile or fleeting — it’s eternal.
Help me live with resurrection hope —
not only for the life to come, but for today.
In my grief, give me comfort.
In my fears, give me faith.
In my questions, give me wonder.
I am Your child.
And I belong to a Kingdom that cannot be shaken.
Amen.
