Matthew 27
THE ROCKS CRY OUT

It was one of the most momentous events in the history of the world. Nothing like it had ever occurred or would ever occur again. It was the day when the sinless Son of God was crucified and killed.

Another momentous event happened just a few days earlier when Jesus rode into Jerusalem as the coming king, and all the people called out, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Luke 19 v 38). It was then that the Pharisees criticised the crowd, telling Jesus to rebuke his disciples. But Jesus said, “If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out” (v 40).

None of us would have expected the stones to cry out. We see them as inanimate objects. But in this case the stones kept quiet because the praise was coming from the followers of Jesus.

It was a different story at the death of Jesus. As he died, “The earth shook, the rocks split” (Matthew 27 v 51). So distressing was the scene that even the rocks broke open with the pain if it.

If the death of Christ so affected the rocks, what does it do for us? Let us allow the accounts of the death and resurrection of our Lord to affect us in a way that gives glory to both Jesus and God.

May we stand in awe of the love of God through Jesus Christ this weekend.

With love in our Lord
Robert
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