Power

Luke 19:39-40
"And some of the Pharisees from among the
multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy
disciples. And he answered and said unto
them, I tell you that, if these should hold
their peace, the stones would immediately
cry out."

LUKE 19:29-40

There is nothing wrong with praising God.
It is encouraged and commanded thousands
of times in the scriptures.
The reason the Pharisees were so upset was
because they didn't accept Jesus as God.

It would be blasphemy for Jesus to accept
worship if He wasn't God.
This is another confirmation of the deity of
Christ.

Only Luke records this instance of the
Pharisees' objection and Jesus' answer.

This was the triumphant entry of Israel's
King that was prophesied and anticipated for
centuries.
The excitement could not be contained.

If people refused to praise Him, the creation
would have broken out in spontaneous praise.
No rock should have to do what God created
us to do.

By compiling all of the writers' accounts of
what the multitudes were saying, we have this
record: "Hosanna to the Son of David"
(Matthew only).
"Blessed is he" ("the King"--Luke;
"the King of Israel"--John.)
"that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Blessed be the kingdom of our father David
that cometh in the name of the Lord"
(Mark. only).
"Hosanna in the highest"
(Matthew and Mark. only).
"Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest"
(Luke only).


Pride was what caused Satan's original sin
according to Isaiah 14:12-14.
He wanted to be like the most High.
One thing reserved for God alone is worship,
and the devil has always wanted that.
If he can't be the one to receive worship,
then he seeks to turn others away from giving
true worship to the most High God.
This is the reason why praise and worship to
the Lord are such powerful tools against Satan.
He can't stand to see God worshiped.

Worship Him!