Cry Out Forever

 DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE

CRY OUT FOREVER

Luke 19:28-40

28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.'"  32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" 34 They replied, "The Lord needs it." 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" 40 "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." 

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This entry into Jerusalem on a colt follows Zechariah's prophetic words, which the people would have some knowledge of, especially those Pharisees telling Jesus to rebuke his disciples for singing the prophetic words of Psalm 118. Everything happening has already been spoken pointing to Jesus being the Messiah, the anointed one of God to bring salvation to his creation. What is interesting is that if for some unknown reason, his disciples should be silenced, then the stone would cry out. Here is where the rubber meets the road. All creation will cry out if we the people of God do not. We can never be silent in our praise and passion for our Lord. Let all men hear our voice crying out, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord”. All creation is already shouting out the praise of Jesus, the creator of all that has been created, for nothing has been created that he has not created. Men cannot create, only God, only Jesus can, and thus as we look at creation, we look at his spoken word, the reality of His voice at work. How can we not walk through our daily lives without praise and passion for our Lord and Savior who being the creator of everything created and the one who formed us from the dust, go to the cross to bring us salvation, to reconcile himself to us and us to him. Right now, on this very day, the sun and the moon will cry out his glorious creation as we witness his power in the heavens and on the earth. Let all the voices of men, let our voice forever cry out, “Glory in the highest, praise and honor to our Lord Jesus, He is God almighty come to save us”. Now Jesus lives in us and we live in him, so never will our voice be silent. We will cry out forever.