reading the one year Bible

for a few years now i've been thinking i should start reading the Bible again, but it was always hard to start. then, all of a sudden, on dec 1, i just woke up early and opened up the one year Bible and read that day's reading. no decision, no resolution, i just did it on a whim. the next day, when i woke up, i thought, hey, i have time, let me read it again! well... 2 months later, i'm still doing it! i suppose it's habit by now!

i've been enjoying this new habit, too! everyday, there's at least one verse that stands out to me. sometimes, it speaks to me and addresses the issues in my life - i feel like those are little nuggets of hope that encourage me through hard times. sometimes, they're verses that make me go "hmmm..." - i have a lot of questions about what i'm reading now! sometimes i think it's just the translation or a grammatical thing, but sometimes it leads me to question the theology i've taken for granted all my life.

today's verse that made me think was matthew 22:32. "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

the question that brings up in my mind is: does this mean that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are living? Jesus was addressing the sadduccees who didn't believe in resurrection. was this just an answer to them, or is this a way of Jesus telling everyone that your soul goes on to live with God? the commentaries at the bottom of this webpage all point to some type of resurrection and that they are indeed living - contrary to what sda's have typically been taught.

i find it so interesting - like i'm making new discoveries!