Today's Bible reading is the 22nd chapter of the Book of Matthew. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22&version=NASB

Matthew 22:23 reminds me of Pastor Don Gillum, a man God used many years ago to help me grow and mature in Christ. I don't know where he had gotten it, but he had this little saying that would help you remember a major difference between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. The Pharisees believed in the resurrection and the Sadducees did not, that's why they were "Sad you see".

Perhaps I should pray it's the only thing that I have in common with the Pharisees, a common belief in the resurrection. In today's scripture reading the Sadducees were questioning Jesus regarding the resurrection, something they did not even believe in, as they attempted to get Him to say something that could be used against Him. Without getting into the question itself, I wanted to note a portion of His response that I feel is a great reminder to us. He told them that they were "mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God."

Oh, the importance of understanding the Scriptures! God has preserved His precious word through the ages and has given us the Holy Spirit, our Helper, that we might understand the Scriptures and know the power of God. In Philippians 3:10 we read the Apostle Paul's purpose statement of knowing Christ and the power of His resurrection. In 2 Timothy 2:15 the apostle spoke of the importance of "accurately handling the word of truth". May God help us in our endeavor to not be mistaken about the things of God, to understand the Scriptures and to know the power of God.
Greg