Awakened to the God of the Living

Awakened to the God of the Living

Reflection on Luke 20:27–40

In today’s Gospel, Jesus is confronted by the Sadducees—religious leaders who did not believe in the resurrection. They approach Him with a hypothetical scenario meant not to seek truth but to trap Him, using human logic to question divine reality. Their question about marriage in the afterlife reveals a very limited understanding of God’s power and the fullness of life He offers.

Jesus responds with clarity and authority: “He is not God of the dead but of the living, for to Him all are alive.” In this single line, Jesus reveals something profound about who God is and who we are in Him. Our God is a God of life, not loss; a God of promise, not despair; a God whose love is so powerful that it transcends even death.

The Sadducees’ focus was on earthly categories—marriage, lineage, legal obligation. Jesus lifts their gaze upward. The life to come is not a mere continuation of earthly structures; it is transformed, perfected, and made radiant in God. Eternal life is not survival—it is fulfillment. It is union with the God who made us for Himself.

This Gospel invites us to reflect:
Do we limit God to our human understanding? Are there moments when we doubt His power, His promises, or His ability to bring life out of death? Sometimes in the struggles of daily living—financial burdens, conflicts, worries, sickness—we may find our hearts acting like the Sadducees: seeing only what is in front of us and forgetting God’s eternal perspective.

Yet Jesus assures us that God’s love is stronger than any earthly limitation. When we fear the future, God remains the God of the living. When we experience loss, God remains the God of the living. When we feel spiritually “dead” or stagnant, God still calls us into life. Our faith is not built on ideas but on a living relationship with the One who gives hope beyond every boundary.

Today, the Lord invites us to trust in His power to renew, revive, and restore what seems impossible. Let us lift our eyes to the God of the living and allow His eternal perspective to reshape how we see our challenges, relationships, and purpose.

Key Takeaway:
God is not the God of the dead but of the living. Trust in His power to bring new life into every area of your journey—here on earth and into eternity.

Closing Prayer:
Lord Jesus, open my heart to believe deeply in Your promise of eternal life. Help me to trust in Your power to renew what feels broken and to give life where I see only limitation. Strengthen my faith, lift my spirit, and keep my eyes fixed on You, the God of the living. Amen.