sokin's devotional 75 - rocks cry out!
And as they rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near - already on the way down the Mount of Olives - the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples." He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."
Luke 19:37-40 ESV
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Finally a post dedicated to the very title of my blog (and my personal newsletter to ministry partners!)
Why did I choose "rocks cry out" as my title?
In this passage we see the "triumphant" entry of Jesus going into Jerusalem where he would in time be captured, beaten, and sent to die by crucifixion. As Jesus enters near Jerusalem, we see the multitude of disciples praising Him as he enters. They had witnessed great things! They saw Jesus heal and perform miracles. The cry out in praise and rightfully declare him as Lord and King (although they might have had the wrong idea of what this King would do to prove His glorious might through His death). But hearing these "blasphemous" things, the Pharisees tell Jesus in effect saying, "Hey Jesus, tell your disciples to pipe down and stop calling you Lord! These are speaking heresy!"
And Jesus tells them, "even if my disciples keep silent, the rocks around you will cry out my praise."
I absolutely love the imagery happening here.
Here are the multitudes gathering, following Jesus praising Him, and the teachers of the law wanting Jesus to rebuke them. But instead of rebuking the Pharisees outright, Jesus declares that all creation sings the praise of God. Even the very rocks at their feet cry out His praise.
Basically saying that even if I do not worship God, the mountains, the trees, the stars constantly and consistently cry out His praise.
And even if those do not, the angelic beings will shout "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come" for all eternity.
That right now, even though humanity is depraved and people curse the name of the Lord and turn from Him, our Almighty God is constantly being praised forever and ever.
This passage makes me feel really small and I love that.
This passage reminds me that I need to join in the chorus of the angels and the rocks and the trees, stars, and mountains and all creation in singing His praise.
This passage reminds me that Jesus is Lord over all, and is to be worshipped over all and enjoyed over all.
So whether my blog accurately and correctly gives glory to God, whether I can perfectly reflect the glory of God in my personal life, I know that Jesus will still be praised as Lord over all.
And to look at it another way,I myself, am just a simple stone - depraved and rough around the edges, yet I am able to cry out my praise to God, and He lovingly receives it.
Lord, may this be so for all of my life!
Luke 19:37-40 ESV
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Finally a post dedicated to the very title of my blog (and my personal newsletter to ministry partners!)
Why did I choose "rocks cry out" as my title?
In this passage we see the "triumphant" entry of Jesus going into Jerusalem where he would in time be captured, beaten, and sent to die by crucifixion. As Jesus enters near Jerusalem, we see the multitude of disciples praising Him as he enters. They had witnessed great things! They saw Jesus heal and perform miracles. The cry out in praise and rightfully declare him as Lord and King (although they might have had the wrong idea of what this King would do to prove His glorious might through His death). But hearing these "blasphemous" things, the Pharisees tell Jesus in effect saying, "Hey Jesus, tell your disciples to pipe down and stop calling you Lord! These are speaking heresy!"
And Jesus tells them, "even if my disciples keep silent, the rocks around you will cry out my praise."
I absolutely love the imagery happening here.
Here are the multitudes gathering, following Jesus praising Him, and the teachers of the law wanting Jesus to rebuke them. But instead of rebuking the Pharisees outright, Jesus declares that all creation sings the praise of God. Even the very rocks at their feet cry out His praise.
Basically saying that even if I do not worship God, the mountains, the trees, the stars constantly and consistently cry out His praise.
And even if those do not, the angelic beings will shout "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come" for all eternity.
That right now, even though humanity is depraved and people curse the name of the Lord and turn from Him, our Almighty God is constantly being praised forever and ever.
This passage makes me feel really small and I love that.
This passage reminds me that I need to join in the chorus of the angels and the rocks and the trees, stars, and mountains and all creation in singing His praise.
This passage reminds me that Jesus is Lord over all, and is to be worshipped over all and enjoyed over all.
So whether my blog accurately and correctly gives glory to God, whether I can perfectly reflect the glory of God in my personal life, I know that Jesus will still be praised as Lord over all.
And to look at it another way,I myself, am just a simple stone - depraved and rough around the edges, yet I am able to cry out my praise to God, and He lovingly receives it.
Lord, may this be so for all of my life!
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