Luke 19:39-40
As you study this passage, notice what an awesome amazing moment it is when Jesus replied to the Pharisees in verse 40 saying:
“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
Imagine being there in the crowd when Jesus is coming down from the Mount of Olives riding on the donkey and all of the followers are praising Him! When the religious leaders try to silence the worship, Jesus tells them you can’t! The stones will cry out! They were blinded to the fact that He, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, was the Messiah and Savior that God had promised from the very beginning.
It’s easy for us to sit back and ask questions of why they couldn’t recognize it when we know what happens next. However, we too can act like how the Pharisees did with Jesus when we don’t fully understand things. Just in my life alone I can recall thinking I knew what was best for me when it came to my career path. I will be honest with you, post college I had my mind set on what I wanted and I minimized the plans God had for me. I sought what I wanted and not the perfect will of God. We all have minimized the power of God, and most likely it was unintentional like it was for me. People often limit their need for the Savior when they are in a time of need or things are not going the way they intended. Hmm sounds like we actually do act like the Pharisees’ at times. We know that Jesus was who He said He was and will always be, but we still forget from time to time. We should be thankful and worship Him for His goodness every single day. We know from our scripture reading that even if we were to be silent, the stones will cry out in worship and that should fuel us to worship our Savior.
I encourage you to take time to pray that you are not minimizing the power of Jesus Christ. Give Him honor and glory for everything in your life. Remember He is a larger-than-life Savior!
“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
Imagine being there in the crowd when Jesus is coming down from the Mount of Olives riding on the donkey and all of the followers are praising Him! When the religious leaders try to silence the worship, Jesus tells them you can’t! The stones will cry out! They were blinded to the fact that He, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, was the Messiah and Savior that God had promised from the very beginning.
It’s easy for us to sit back and ask questions of why they couldn’t recognize it when we know what happens next. However, we too can act like how the Pharisees did with Jesus when we don’t fully understand things. Just in my life alone I can recall thinking I knew what was best for me when it came to my career path. I will be honest with you, post college I had my mind set on what I wanted and I minimized the plans God had for me. I sought what I wanted and not the perfect will of God. We all have minimized the power of God, and most likely it was unintentional like it was for me. People often limit their need for the Savior when they are in a time of need or things are not going the way they intended. Hmm sounds like we actually do act like the Pharisees’ at times. We know that Jesus was who He said He was and will always be, but we still forget from time to time. We should be thankful and worship Him for His goodness every single day. We know from our scripture reading that even if we were to be silent, the stones will cry out in worship and that should fuel us to worship our Savior.
I encourage you to take time to pray that you are not minimizing the power of Jesus Christ. Give Him honor and glory for everything in your life. Remember He is a larger-than-life Savior!
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