Wednesday, May 20, 2015

All Creation Sings

Today's personal bible study took me to the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 19, where the later verses in the chapter talk about Jesus' triumphant ride down the Mount of Olives and into the temple of Jerusalem. The whole crowd of disciples had begun joyfully praising God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen. This upset the Pharisees of the law and they demanded that Jesus rebuke His disciples. Jesus' reply to the attempt to silence the praises of His followers is one well worth re-visiting.  We could very well apply this scripture to our hearts in view of the attempts from people in the world today who want to silence Christ followers. In verse 40 Jesus said, "I tell you, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."

The works, deeds and person of Jesus will be praised by those who have seen Him and know Him. When we experience His Presence in our lives, we must share the pure love, joy and beauty of how spectacular that is. Hopefully, our lives demonstrate the outward presentation of an inward miracle. Though many may be able to see, others are still blinded. Hence the need to tell others our story of the miracles Jesus has done in our own lives.

Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem. He knew that many had been presented with the opportunity of knowing and following Him, yet their eyes were blinded. They did not see. They missed the opportunity. He knew what was coming for Him, what He must do for those who would come to believe in Him and follow Him. And He knew what was coming for these people who had not believed. Jesus' heart breaks when we don't recognize who He is, when we don't follow Him.

Even today, Jesus' heart must be breaking as this world continues to fall into moral, spiritual and complete decline. It's as if we are on a train and we will soon reach our destination. Many of us are shouting praises because we know who the King will be when we reach our final destination. Many are oblivious with their earphones in or their noses into their respective digital devices. Yet others are demanding that the people of God be silenced. Yes, Jesus is sad to watch a world where many still don't recognize Him. He knows many never will, yet He still prompts us to tell our stories of His miracles for those who still may hear and believe. I think He is still saying, "I tell you, if they don't cry out, the stones will cry out."

I won't be surprised some day when all of creation starts to cry out the praises of our King Jesus. I've already heard whispers and, if I look and listen intently enough, I can witness the shouts. I will continue to praise Him aloud and chime in. I will not be guilty of causing the stones and God's creation to cry out by themselves. All creation sings. I will forever sing along!

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