Praise to GOD of the LIVING
“…regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God: I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB”? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
Jesus is the one talking. He has just told those who were asking Him questions that they were mistaken about some things. Imagine that! That we might ever be mistaken. Then, Jesus used the Old Testament to correct their thinking. To those who consider the Old Testament irrelevant, please consider its importance. Jesus often quoted from it as the authority of His teachings. And what did He quote? That GOD IS NOT THE GOD OF THE DEAD, BUT OF THE LIVING. Do you have a loved one who is no longer alive on earth? If so, be assured on the basis of Jesus’s words – your loved one is alive.
GOD of the LIVING, we praise You for receiving our loved ones into Your presence. Thank You, that we too will be alive in Your presence one day.