Saturday – Open Topic
Reading – Luke 19:28-48
Highlight Verses:
“But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!” He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!””
Luke 19:39-40 NLT
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday; the day we celebrate the Triumphant Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
There are so many lessons we can learn from that moment in history.
No doubt you will hear some of those in tomorrow’s sermons.
The Triumphant Entry is recorded in each of the Gospels.
Each account seems to have a different perspective or emphasis.
Luke is the only one who includes the Pharisees’ complaint about the people’s praises.
Jesus’ reply is one of my favorite verses in the Bible.
I’ve always wanted to see rocks burst into praise.
It makes me think of Larry Norman and his song “Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?”
Only, in that case, the Rock ‘n’ Roll burst into cheers for Jesus. (Sorry – I just had to go there).
The point I really want to make here is the coming of Jesus was such incredibly great news that there is no way to stop the celebration!
If you feel hesitant to sign out loud in praise, just think of Jesus’ words here.
Join the celebration in church tomorrow and don’t hold back your praises.
After all, if you hold back, Larry Norman might just out praise you.
Do you tend to hold back in singing praises? Why or why not?
What is your favorite song to praise God with?
Walk in the Light 