
28After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29As 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. 31If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.' "
32Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
34They replied, "The Lord needs it."
35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
37When 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!"
39Some 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."
So I was half thinking the other day......in the shower......about all of the countless songs and lyrics that have spoken to me these last years.....most songs not from christians. Just thinking of a song out in the charts at the moment by a guy who is blatantly searching for Jesus....Dave Grohl sings these words.......
Foo Fighters - No Way Back Lyrics
Lately, I've been
Livin' in my head
The rest of me is dead,
I dying for truth.
Make me, fully,
No more left and right,
Come on take my side,
I'm fightin' for you,
Fightin' for you.
Pleased to meet you take my hand,
There is no way back from here,
Pleased to meet you say your prayers,
There is no way back from here,
But I don't care,
No way back from here.
Wake me, I'm ready,
Somethin' don't seem right,
I was dreamin',
I was talkin' to you,
Memory, bear me,
Know I've seen my share,
Things I can't repair,
I'm breakin' to you,
I'm breakin' to you.
Pleased to meet you take my hand,
There is no way back from here,
Pleased to meet you say your prayers,
There is no way back from here,
But I don't care,
No way back from, here.
Pleased to meet you say your prayers,
There is no way back from here,
Pleased to meet you say your prayers,
There is no way back from here,
But I don't care,
No way back from, here.
So I hear these words, and I dont know where he gets his inspiration from, but my God....he is crying out for truth!!! And who has the truth living in us?? Us christian people. We should be declaring Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" And speaking of all the miracles and our living testimonies. We should be shouting out Jesus is the King, He is the way the truth and the life! Not arguing over what church is, silly arguments over denominations or interpretations.....it is a waste of our mouths!
But Jesus' words are if we do not shout these things out, if we keep quiet, the very stones will cry out.
So half Joking (but not really a joke) I thought stones.....Rocks, Rock music. The Rock musicians like U2, Bob Dylan, Sting, Foo Fighters, Johnny Cash and countless others have been crying out from their wilderness' and fringes searching for Jesus and truth, speaking Gods words, speaking and commenting on our culture and the state of our nations and how the people feel. NO doubt many christians will disagree with me a this point.......but Jesus lives and stand in and through all creation.....who says He cant choose people we may think do not know him to speak for him???And who are we to think we are the only ones who can hear creation crying out and Gods words booming from the heavens???
And something in the scripture above makes these songwriters and singers words feel even more real to me is that Jesus chose the 'untame' wild colt that had never been ridden before (i dare to say perhaps no one could control it) to ride on. So it is very possible for me to believe Jesus choses the untame, uncontrolled people to speak through.
This is a challenge to me and you........not to be silent.