Stones Crying Out
"And He answered and said. ' I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!'" Luke 19:40

This is an amazing, oft overlooked verse. I know myself that I have many times just read right over it, and it's a crying shame. This verse was not meant to be read over! The background of the verse is like this: Jesus was coming into Jerusalem on the donkey, and the people were crying out "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" The Pharisees did not like this, and small wonder.
They urged Jesus to tell His disciples and the other people to be silent. They did not want declared openly what they plainly could see. They didn't want to admit to themselves that Jesus was indeed the Messianic King, the Son of David foretold in prophecy. So they told Him to hush the crowds.
He turned and gave a response that should shock our socks off! He said that even if all the people were silent and not shouting out, the rocks would give testimony to His nature! The very stones of the earth would declare that Jesus is Lord. This, to me, is just plain awesome. It also gives me comfort for the times I don't praise Him as I should. I know that my God declares for Himself praise from the very sky we live under and the very rocks upon which we tread. Our God is all-glorious and all-praised!