Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works 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 called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”
Luke 19:37-40
The crowd was into it! They had seen Jesus heal a blind man, Zacchaeus converted (even giving back the money he had cheated them out of), and they had heard Jesus preaching for days. Now He was riding a donkey into their city to show them that He was not condemning them but saving them. They began to cheer and praise Him. Their praise recognized that He was the King who was coming in the name of Lord! The Pharisees were offended and told Him to get His people under control. They were probably more afraid of the Roman response than the judgment of God. Jesus let them know that it was the right time to praise Him. The appropriateness of praise was so strong that Jesus told them that no amount of silencing the people would matter. Even the stones in the street would praise at that time.
Let’s be aware of those times when we just have to praise Jesus. When we are at work, in the store, at home, and especially in church, there are those moments that require worship. Jesus is our Savior so we should praise Him with gusto at the appropriate time. I notice here that they didn’t have to work things up. Their praise was spontaneous yet it was a match for the circumstances they were in.
Lord, let my praise be well timed, appropriate to the situation, and especially and always let it be genuine.
Pastor Jason
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