Stones: July 6, 2010

Today's Word for Tuesday July 6, 2010

STONES

DEFINITION
A piece or substance of rock; a gem; a hard rounded object.

SCRIPTURE

"I tell you that, if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out." Luke 19:40

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

In this verse from Luke, Jesus was making His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Luke records these words from Jesus basically telling all that were there that He was God and not to question His deity. He referred to these as the praising crowds of people who if they should hold their peace, the stones would cry out and declare Jesus as God.

But could the stones cry out? Yes they could if God, who opens the mouth of the dumb, should tell them to lift up their voice and talk. If they were to speak, they would have much to say in praise of God who created them by the word of His power. They would proclaim with a loud voice the wisdom and power of their maker who called them into being.

Therefore, should we not speak well of Him who made us anew, and out of stones raised up children unto Abraham? The old rocks could tell of chaos and order, and the handiwork of God in stages of creations drama. Therefore, how can we not talk of God's great work in ancient times, as well as what He continues to do for those that love Him and are His children.

If the stones were to speak, they could tell how He saw that they were taken from the quarry and made to fit perfectly for the temple. So therefore cannot we tell how are hearts were broken with the reading of God's Word that He might build us into a useable representative of Him as one of His children.

If the stones would cry out they would magnify their builder, who polished them and set them carefully in His temple. In the same way should we not cry out to all that will listen to us of our architect and builder, who has made us and placed us where He wants us to be?

Our Savior, Jesus saw that the stone at the door of the tomb was rolled away so we can be certain that Jesus died and paid the penalty for our sins. Take a moment and wonder what that stone would say if it could speak to us today.

As Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem He was encouraging the crowds to be certain that He was their God and their Messiah. And He was telling them that those stones had been there for centuries and if they could speak, they would tell each person that Jesus was their Lord and their Savior.

Some of the Pharisees watching with the crowds were yelling to Jesus to rebuke His disciples. But Jesus honored by some as Lord and Messiah and rejected by others, kept moving on His way to Jerusalem to fulfill all the prophecies concerning Him as God's Son and our redeemer.

LEARNING

Our memory verse for this week is found in Isaiah 26:3.

You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

PRAYER

Thank You for this application that we can learn from as we study Your word. If even the stones could recognize Jesus as their creator, how much more should I recognize that You are not only my creator but my Lord and Savior. Thank You Lord for coming to this earth to be my Messiah.