The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 13:17-19 (TLB)
17 An unreliable messenger can cause a lot of trouble. Reliable communication permits progress.
18 If you refuse criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept criticism, you are on the road to fame.
19 It is pleasant to see plans develop. That is why fools refuse to give them up even when they are wrong.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 89:15-18 (HCSB)
15 Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.
16 They rejoice in Your name all day long, and they are exalted by Your righteousness.
17 For You are their magnificent strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted.
18 Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Luke 20:34-38 (HCSB)
34 Jesus told them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
35 But those who are counted worthy to take part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
36 For they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.
37 Moses even indicated [in the passage] about the burning bush that the dead are raised, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.
38 He is not God of the dead but of the living, because all are living to Him."
My observation:
Today's focal passage from Luke is a good follow-up to the passage we looked at yesterday. The Sadducees in their question of Jesus about marriage got more than they bargained for. The wisdom of man is so inferior to the wisdom of God.
In his wisdom Jesus acknowledges and quickly disposes of the question about marriage. Then, he shows the superiority of his wisdom, and shows to them the reality of the resurrection of the dead. Jesus used the scriptures that they believed in to teach them a truth that they did not believe in.
I am so glad for the clever question of the Sadducees because it provided Jesus the opportunity to give us a picture of what heaven will be like for the redeemed who die in Christ. Even the clever men whose motive was to discredit Jesus had to praise him for his Godly wisdom.
Luke 20:39 (HCSB)
39 Some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, You have spoken well."
Psalm 76:10 (HCSB)
10 Even human wrath will praise You; You will clothe Yourself with their remaining wrath.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I marvel and stand in awe of your greatness, and your Godly wisdom.
Father God, I have no clever questions for you. Rather, the desire of my heart is to exalt your name, and to tell others of your greatness and your goodness.
Father God, I just want to point people to Jesus who is the only one who can make them worthy to be sons and daughters of the resurrection. Amen.
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1 Timothy 4:4-5 (HCSB)
4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
5 since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.
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