If They Could Talk

## The Walls

Most of you have probably heard the synonym “if these walls could talk.” If you haven’t, it’s referencing that some interesting things have happened within the space, even if you don’t know the details. For example, if you decided to explore the White House and were able to walk in some rooms where meetings took place over the many years, you would wonder what sort of conversations took place. Perhaps it was where the decision was made for the United States to get involved in World War 2, or go on a secret mission to get Osama Bin Laden. We may know where the conversations took place, but we don’t know the details. We’re left to our imagination. Christian Rock band, Thousand Foot Krutch, has a song titled Fly On The Wall. Part of the lyrics go: “If I could just see it all

## Just like a fly on the wall

Would I be able to accept what I can't control?

## And would I share what I saw?

## Or just sit back and ignore

## Like nothing never happened

## And I haven't seen you before?”

Jesus’ response makes one wonder what if the stones (or walls or flies) around us could talk. Would they be more thankful? It’s a silly question to think about, but it can motivate us to be more thankful.

## The Details

Jesus is now on His way to entering Jerusalem while people of all ages are waiving branches saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:9). Jesus is being treated like the true King of

Israel, similar to 1 Kings 1:33. And to go much deeper, Jesus is fulfilling Zechariah 9:9 which says, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The red carpet has been laid (the people’s garments), God is being praised and the Christ is being honored. As He is being praised with this parade of people, the Pharisee’s began to question this act. They request His disciples be rebuked, which would lead them to quiet the rest of the crowd. So everyone needs to be rebuked who is part of this parade. I want you to take a quick moment to think about what you’ve read so far throughout Luke’s Gospel, and perhaps the miracles you remember from the other Gospel accounts. He loved the sinners. He ate with people. He healed a blind man. He fed thousands of people. He cast out demons. He took away fevers. He forgave sins. He made a crippled man whole. He healed a woman that no medicine could heal. And He always pointed people to the heavenly Father.

## Self-Check

I don’t know your story, but we all have something to praise Him for. Have you been healed? Have you been freed from addictions? Did He transform your life? Did He forgive you? Did He save you? Did He die for you? I think if we look at our own lives, we would have been in that crowd. Jesus responded with “…if these [people] were silent, the very stones would cry out” (Luke 19:40). The stones, or creation in general, would have shouted (see Psalm 19:1; Isaiah 24:1-23 and compare it to Romans 8:19-25). The Earth has been cursed alongside humanity and animals. It is awaiting redemption. Those who anticipate freedom will shout. If the stones and Earth could talk, it would do as the people were doing during this entry. It should cry out and shout, for the Redeemer is coming and will restore the broken. The curses will no longer hold anything down. The Blessed One has come, and will come again as a

grand entry to the world. Will you shout? Will you call Him the Blessed One? Or will you let the Earth shout in your place? The Redeemer has come.

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