Creating A "Buzz"

When Jesus took his triumphal march into Jerusalem on a Donkey (I guess the modern day equivalent of a convertible) it created quite a buzz (I was just walked down the Mount of Olives last week were this took place...pretty crazy). There were two camps of people following Jesus that day. There were those who were pumped about Jesus and they were shouting and praising God. These people were excited about what God was doing their midst. They were so excited to be a part of what was taking place. They were sold out the cause of Jesus. Then there was another group of people that were not so happy. I bet you can guess who those people were....that's right it was the religious folks, the Pharisees. They told Jesus to rebuke his disciples and tell them to shut their yappers. But Jesus being the leader he was told those religious dudes that even if they did shut up the rocks would scream out in praise (raise your hands if you would like to have seen that!!). Creating a buzz for Jesus is no different now than it was some 2000 years ago. There are people that are pumped about the vision of making the name of Jesus famous. There are people amped up about being apart of something bigger than themselves. There are people that are so jacked up about the mission of taking Jesus to a lost and disconnected people. But where there are these people, there are the religious folks who are going to try and shut you up. You can just bet if you start creating a buzz that you will make some noise in your community, and it will come from both camps. But rest assured in the words that are recorded in Luke 19:47-48

"Every day He was teaching in the temple complex. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy Him, but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard."

Regardless of who might try to destroy you and your vision to proclaim Jesus to the world if it is of Jesus they will not be able to do it and people will be captivated by what they hear.