Have you ever purchased tickets to hear a band, a musical,
or theatre performance? The days count down and the evening of the event
finally arrives. You’re in your finest, with a perfect seat and the performance
begins, and so does the disappointment. The musicians appear and the music is
suddenly so loud you cannot hear the songs. On the other hand, the theatre
actors cannot be heard due to a mic malfunction, or someone near is constantly
speaking. Again, you miss out on the joy of the message, or the performance.
What about a wedding, where your son or daughter stands to say their vows? You
strain to hear those beautiful words, I do, and you miss them. All of a sudden,
one of the most important events has just passed you by, lost and gone for ever.
This week I thought about Jesus as He arrived in Jerusalem
the days before the Passover Feast. He has greeted by throngs of people as He
arrived on a donkey. The city was filled with excitement, and the crowd that
walked ahead of Him threw palm leaves on the ground, cheered with chants of
“Praise” God, and God bless the One who comes in the name of The Lord, God
bless the King of Israel. John12:12-13.The many who came may number in the
hundreds or thousands, and I can only imagine the noise.
Things would be very different in less than a week from that
time, when those same crowds would be yelling, “crucify him” as told in Matthew
27. The Prince of Peace was among them, trying to make them hear His message of
salvation. Yet the noise of arrogance by the Pharisees allowed the people to
miss the sweet sounds of truth. That Jesus was the true Son of God, and came to
be with them. Judas was seduced by greed, Peter was blinded by fear, and the
crowds were deafened by lies. The sweet sound of Jesus’ voice should have been
music to their ears.
As we remember that Jesus died for us, and we celebrate His
resurrection, may we work harder to calm the distractions of the world. He paid
for each of our tickets to this theatre we call life. May we all sing praises
to our King, and let’s not allow the noise of today’s world to again, drown out
the most beautiful song, Jesus’ word.
Mike Shindruk
www.mastershandministry.blogspot.ca
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