Angels, #10

"... those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
"nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

Luke 20:35-36, www.solascriptura.com



Jesus, most of us who are happily married often use words like "forever" to describe the depth of our love for our partner and how long we would like to be together. Is that a scripturally accurate perception?

On the one hand, we know that in heaven we will know people and be known; but on the other hand our relationship will not be there as it is here. There You teach us, we will be equal to the angels, neither to marry or to be given in marriage.

Jesus, what is it to be equal to an angel? You tell us we will be sons of God, sons of the resurrection. You already told us that we would not have a physical body, as we have here, but we will be a spiritual body that will function as You did on earth, after the resurrection.

We understand far less about our spiritual bodies that are yet to come than we would like to know but what we do know is coming is beyond our experience. Help us today to simply cling to what we know and not overly worry about what we do not know. We know angels are real here and will be real there and we can read about all the things You did after You were resurrected, things You said we will do as well.

Bless us as we look to You for greater understanding. In Your Holy name we pray, amen.

Bruce Caldwell