Lutheran Devotional 6th November 2025, Thursday Message
TOPIC: Marriage in God’s Kingdom
SCRIPTURE: Luke 20:27-40(NIV)
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27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. 28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. 30 The second 31 and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. 32 Finally, the woman died too. 33 Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
34 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, 36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection. 37 But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’[a] 38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
39 Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!” 40 And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Will I still be married to the one I love in heaven? Jesus says no—and that worries a lot of people. They imagine an eternity of loneliness and a few mild friendships—something not as good as what they have on earth.
But this is just one example of a problem lots of people have when it comes to imagining the world to come. God tells us that something we know will not be there—marriage, in this case; and we immediately imagine the same life we know but with something good taken away. Of course we’re unhappy!
But the problem lies with us, not God. We forget that our generous God knows what we love and enjoy—how not, when He created us? And so if He takes something good away, it can only be to replace it with something even better. What this will be is something we don’t know yet; but we can be certain that it will be wonderful. God is like that—taking away water to replace it with wine; changing a little boy’s lunch into food for five thousand; taking ordinary bread and wine and using it to give us the best gift of all, Himself.
So we need not be afraid of losing the relationships we love. If not that, something better—we know that from the fact that God loves us so dearly. He who died and rose for our sake, to rescue us from evil and bring us safely into His kingdom—how can we imagine He would give us anything less than the best?
WE PRAY: Dear Lord, I don’t know what You’re planning, but I’m sure it will be wonderful. Thank You for that. Amen.
Reflection Questions:
- Are there other good things you fear losing in God’s kingdom? If so, what?
- How well does God know you and your needs and desires?
- How does God’s love for you reassure you that you don’t have to worry?
Today’s Readings:
Jeremiah 41-42
Hebrews 11:1-19
This Daily Devotion was written by Dr. Kari Vo.