S = Luke 19:37-40 “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, saying, ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!’ And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, rebuke your disciples.’ He answered, ‘I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.’”
O = The great crowd of disciples, the whole multitude was filled with joy that spilled out in praise—loud voices raised to testify of what mighty works they had seen—announcing the king-ness of the coming Messiah. He was not just “the king who was coming in the name of the Lord,” he was the king who was the name of the Lord incarnate. Another interesting phrase is “peace in heaven”…perhaps they realized that any true peace on earth must flow from peace with God in heaven. Here at Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem the people were in solidarity with the whole creation in praising Christ! If the people didn’t do it Jesus’s said the very stones would! (More on this in my next journal…midweek.)
A = How enthusiastic am I in testifying to what God has done in my life? Do I praise Christ with all my heart? Or, like the Pharisees, do I see such displays as unseemly? Do I seek the blessedness of Christ and glory of God or my own position and power? If I am silent now, then who will speak of gospel of Jesus to those I know? If I don't speak of the great things that I have seen God do then how will others be encouraged, and how will I be encouraged?
P = O Lord, You are blessed and you make me to share in your blessing, your peace, and your glory by means of your love poured out in my heart! You are King, my king and my Lord. You are God and I am not, and I desire to live with that knowledge, that awareness, rather than being a self-proclaimed prince in the kingdom of my own heart. Amen.
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