Breaking the mould

“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 19:39-40
The Triumphal Entry was supposed to be a joyous occasion – and indeed it was, for those waving palm branches and singing ‘Hosanna!’ But there’s always some who want to spoil the party. In this case it was the Pharisees, who had so made up their minds that Jesus was not the Messiah, that they were blind to the evidence that in fact He was. They tell Him to rebuke His disciples because the song they were singing (Psalm 118) was only to be sung for Messiah – and surely He wouldn’t want them to blaspheme?!
The Pharisees missed out big time here. They had in their minds a concept of Messiah that Jesus didn’t fit. But rather than examining His life objectively, they viewed it through their own tinted glasses and didn’t like what they saw, so they rejected Him.
It’s the same today for many people. They have their own ideas about what God should be like, and when something happens that doesn’t fit their mould, they reject Him outright.
On the other hand, if we allow Jesus to break down the moulds that we have made to fit Him into, we will enjoy a much deeper relationship with Him. What are some aspects or attributes about the Lord that He needed to change in your life? Feel free to share.