Sad You See!
Then some Sadducees came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that no
person will rise from death.) The Sadducees asked Jesus a
question.
-- Mark 12:18 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Clearly, this period of Jesus' ministry is filled with the carefully
crafted questions of his enemies. Pharisees, supporters of Herod
and Sadducees were not good friends normally. They all had their
political, religious, and social agendas. However, Jesus' popularity
with the common people, his willingness to speak the truth of God
boldly without relying on the support of other religious leaders, and
his acceptance of the titles of Son of God, Son of David, and King of
the Jews as he entered Jerusalem scared them to death. They were going
to do their best to trap him with their questions. The Sadducees would
have very deep differences with Jesus because they did not believe in
angels or the resurrection. They were wedded to the world as they found
it and survived with their faith by accommodating it to the political
winds of the time. As we read the following verses, Jesus will not use
polite or politically correct speech. Like the apostle Paul does in 1
Corinthians 15, Jesus directly rebukes the wrong-headed lie that denies
the resurrection. Of course, Jesus' greatest exclamation mark on the
truth of the resurrection will be his own empty tomb and his
appearances to his disciples after his death.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father in heaven, you are the eternal God. From everlasting to
everlasting you have been, will be, and are God. I confess that I
cannot completely fathom the truth of this. However, dear Father, I do
trust it with all my heart. Father, I believe in your Son and I have
shared with him in his death, burial, and resurrection through baptism.
By the power of your Holy Spirit, I live to honor you each day. I
believe that the Holy Spirit will bring me safely into your presence
for eternity. Thank you for such great hope. May I never compromise my
faith in this glorious truth. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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