Do you ever think of yourself as worthy of the resurrection? On Easter, Christians across the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. God so loved the world that he gave his only son for us–to live, to die, and to be raised from death. We usually focus on the resurrection story itself, but there is another lesser known story that really describes our worthiness of the being raised again.
The Sadducees (who don’t believe in the resurrection), asked Jesus a hypothetical question, attempting to trap him. In the scenario, a woman’s husband dies and, according to the law of Moses, she must remarry his next brother. This goes on, until all 7 of the brothers die. They asked Jesus whose wife she will be in the resurrection. Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, for they cannot die anymore” (Luke 20:34, 35).
In fact, Jesus says they are equal to the angels and are the sons of God! Jesus said that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him. Even when we die, we are not dead! Our physical body might be dead, but our souls live on. This is the power of the resurrection of the true God!