- The people in Luke 19:37-40 were doing something very important: They were fulfilling specific prophecy. Important as they were for that time and place, however, they were not indispensable.
I have a stone sitting on my bookcase. It is brown, small, smooth, and looks a lot like a baked russet potato. Nothing remarkable. Very common-looking. It even survived the fire in 2012 because... well... it is a rock.
It is there for a reason: It is to remind me that a rock could take my place if I do not fulfill my purpose in God, maintain my relationship with Him, and praise Him with a grateful heart.
God's purpose will be accomplished, with or without us. Personally, I prefer "with".
When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." (Luke 19:37-40 NIV)
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