'Holy Week'
Luke 19:37-38 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to r praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, saying: " 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!' Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
Brethren, for this whole week starting from this Palm Sunday, let's be grateful by joyfully praising, thanking and honouring our Lord Jesus for the mighty works that He had done.
Luke 19:39 And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples."
The Pharisees were jealous that the multitude were grateful to our Lord Jesus by joyfully praising and honouring Him, so they told our Lord to rebuke them.
Luke 19:40 But He answered and said to them, "I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out."
Our Lord told them that if men were not grateful for His mighty works which were done for men's benefits, the stones would immediately praise Him.
Brethren, let's not be like the Pharisees but joyfully praise and honour Him at every opportunity for He always performed mighty works for our benefits because He loves us.
Death of Jesus on the Cross
Mat 27:50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
The disciples of Jesus confessed Him as the Christ or Messiah. They gave up everything to follow Him. He told them again and again that He would suffer, kill and on the third day rise from the dead.
The greatest love of God shown to men was the death of Jesus on the cross. Men no longer need to fear death for by His grace, men will be saved just by believing Jesus as their Saviour or the gospel.
Mat 27:51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
Unfortunately, all His disciples were blinded by the fear that their King was dead and all benefits by being His disciples had vanished.
They were unaware of their blessed hope of deliverance from death and damnation.
Since no one praised Jesus for His death on the cross then, God caused the rocks to split resulting to a great earthquake.
Note Earthquakes cannot split rocks but only cause the ground to part.
Isa 55:11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
The word of God is perfect but only the faithless try to distort it.
