Scripture
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!”

“…You did not recognize the time of your visitation.” Luke 19:39, 40 & 44

Observation

God visited their city and the leaders missed it. The implications are staggering.

God came to their community, and the leaders asked for the sound to be turned down. I guess when you’ve lived in a cemetery the sound of life is obnoxious.

Application
I don’t want to be the leader of the unwelcome committee when Jesus comes to visit my church. Churches have times of visitation just like Jerusaelem had theirs. I’ve been in churches that saw it, embraced it and followed it. I saw others that ignored it to their own peril. No matter how old I am, I want to be a leader who recognizes the advent of Jesus and blesses it.

Prayer
Jesus I ask you to come to my church. I pray over the doors week by week that they will open to you. Now ride into your church. Amen.