Luke 19 The Stones Would Cry Out

by Jill Ice

³⁷ As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, ³⁸ saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” ³⁹ And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” ⁴⁰ He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

Luke 19:37-40

In this passage we see a small picture of God’s all-powerful presence over creation. Everything was made for Him and by Him, and through Him all things exist. Is it any wonder that all of creation stands to praise God? His rightful place is at the head of all Creation, accepting the praise of all things.

"Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them" (Psalm 69:34)

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork" (Psalm 19:1)

"Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; they will sing before the LORD, for He comes, He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth." (Psalm 96:11-13)

Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars.Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies.Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds," (Psalm 148:3-4,7-10).

Let us not be neglectful of our joy-filled duty to praise the Lord. What a privilege to join with all creation and saints from all ages in the praise of the most-high God, Creator of the Universe, Savior of the world!

"Let every thing that has breath praise the Lord. Praise you the Lord" (Psalm 150:6).