Day 182 – July 1, 2021
Scriptures: 2 Kings 13-14, Mark 12 The Sadducees, were sad, you see, because they did not believe in the resurrection. It’s cheesy, I know, but I always remember it. There is a peculiar story in 2 Kings, a body is tossed into the grave with Elisha, and it is resuscitated back to life. Elisha was dead, but somehow, the dead body that encountered Elisha, came back to life. For the Sadducees to deny the resurrection they would have to deny the power of God. They look to entrap Jesus, but of course, they cannot. The Sadducees must put a certain set of parameters around the living God. Is he still alive, active, and bringing about life? OR is God cold, aloof, and dead? For Jesus, he obviously knows the truth, and reminds them of God stating that he was the God of the living, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jesus declares, “He is the God of the living!” God will bring the dead to life. He will do more than revive a heart and lung to pumping oxygen-soaked blood. He will give us new life in the Kingdom of God. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, God’s Spirit will course through our veins. Late, Jesus shares that we are not far from the Kingdom when we love God and love others. Between the renewal of all things, and now – this is what we do. Love God and Love others. The coming Kingdom can be enjoyed now. While we wait for the resurrection. While we wait for this renewal, we walk in this way, the way of love. Jordan
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