When Creation Shouts!

As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples
began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying,

“Blessed is the king
who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven,
and glory in the highest heaven!”

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.”
He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”

– Luke 19:37-40 (New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised)

Shoreline rocks  -  Keweenaw County, Michigan

Nature is God’s greatest evangelist.

– Jonathan Edwards

Someone who witnesses God’s daily display of majesty
doesn’t find the secret of Easter absurd.

– Max Lucado

 

Bedrock
would shout praise that Christ is the only solid foundation for our lives.
(See Matthew 7:24-25)

Sandstone ridge, conifer  -  Burr Trail Road, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah


&spspspsp;Sandstone patterns  -  Fire Wave Trail, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada&spspspsps;Toadstool Hoodoo  -  Toadstool Section, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
 

The color White
would shout praise that Jesus was sinless, without blemish.
(See 1 Peter 1:18-19)

Columbine  -  Cecret Lake Trailhead, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah


&spspspsp;Bloodroot  -  Talking Trees Trail, Holmes Educational State Forest, North Carolina&spspspsps;Magnolia blossom  -  Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
 

The color Red
would shout praise that Jesus Christ shed his blood for our redemption.
(See Hebrews 9:14)

Fairy Duster   -  Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona


&spspspsp;Raindrops on Fire Pink  -  Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina&spspspsps;Rose  -  Rose Garden, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
 

The color Green
would shout praise for the eternal life Christ brings to all who acknowledge Him as Savior.
(See John 3:36)


&spspspsp;Raindrops on may apple leaf  -  Melrose Falls Trail, Conserving Carolina Land Trust, Polk County, North Carolina&spspspsps;Moss-covered Rocks and Stream  -  Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
 

The color Purple
would shout praise for Jesus’ royalty as King of Kings.
(See 1 Timothy 6:15)


&spspspspspspspsps;Grass Pink  -  Ashmore Heritage Preserve, Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area, South Carolina&pspspspsps;Siberian iris -  Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, Virginia
 

The brightness of the Sun
would shout praise because the Son of God is the Light of the world.
(See John 8:12)


&spspspsp;Sand dunes, sunstar - Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California&spspspsps;Sunstar through maple leaves  -  Bonsai Garden, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina