The Rocks Cry Out

He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."  Luke 19:40

When Jesus entered Jerusalem on what we call Palm Sunday, the crowds began to cry out in praise and adoration.  They cried out, “Hosanna, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.”  The Jewish leaders hated the sounds of the crowd so they came to Jesus and demanded that He silence the crowds.  His response, if they stop praising, the very rocks will cry out.

What is interesting is after that day, the crowds did stop shouting.  Well, they stopped shouting praises.  The very next time the crowds shouted, there words were not Hosanna, but “Crucify Him.”  The crowds no longer wanting to proclaim Jesus as King, they now proclaimed Him to be a criminal.  They no longer wanted to follow him, but to flog Him. They did not want to crown Him, but to kill Him.

The good news is when the crowds stopped praising, the rocks did cry out.  The rock, into which a tomb was hewn, shouts, “empty”.  The stone, which had been placed to seal the grave, rolled away and says, “He is not here.”   The rocks that were used to bury Jesus now proclaim and shout, “He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords.”  He has conquered sin, death, and Hell.  The very stones cry out in praise and adoration.  The question today, do you hear their call?  Will you believe and be saved? Think about it.