The Rocks Will Cry Out

Here's something to think about: The whole of God's creation was created for the express purpose of worship. In Luke 19, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, He was confronted by the Pharisees about the joy with which He was received. “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out (Luke 19:40).”

There is a real temptation to think He was being hyperbolic here; that Jesus was merely poetically relaying the sense of joy felt in the city. I don't believe that to be the case, however. Psalm 65:8 says, "The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders." Not merely the people of the earth, but the Earth itself. 

Psalm 96:13 declares, "Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness."

Even Paul -- not known for poetry, reminds the church in Rome that Creation itself testifies to its Creator. 

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. (Romans 1:20)

Today's celebration is Old Rock Day: A day to go out and explore God's creation by looking at the beauty of the ordinary rock. Embedded in some we'll find fossils: evidence of the wondrous variety of Life God has given to this world. In others, simple beauties of crushed and packed treasures. Gems, quartz, even the stones in your driveway can all speak to the wonder and the glory of God, who created the Universe. 

The stones themselves will cry out in testimony to God, if you have ears to hear.