Can you imagine what it would have been like when Jesus entered Jerusalem with a crowd of disciples singing His praises? Can you imagine what it would have been like to hear their shouts of praise and see Christ Himself sitting on the back of a donkey? Can you imagine how confusing that must have been for any of the Romans that might have been present?
I think it's interesting to note that Christ was followed and surrounded on His journey to the city by His disciples. I had always pictured from Sunday School that it was the population of Jerusalem that had come out to praise Him as He rode into the city. In fact, according to Luke, it was His entourage. That makes it no less telling, though, that when Christ is asked to quiet the crowd that He replies that the stones would cry out if His disciples did not.
Really the only question here, then, is whether you are part of the disciples, part of the Pharisees trying to quiet the disciples, or part of the citizenry of Jerusalem trying to remain unnoticed?
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