A Sunday Fit for a King

Next Sunday we celebrate Palm Sunday – a Sunday fit for a King. Hundreds of years before Jesus, Zechariah, in the midst of his future visions, prophesied, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey” (Zech. 9:9). The time had arrived. The vision was complete. The prophecy was fulfilled. The King was coming! It was a common custom in many lands to cover the path of someone thought worthy of the highest honor. 2 Kings 9:13 reports that Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, was treated this way. John specifically mentions “branches of palm trees” being placed on the road before Jesus (Jn. 12:12). The palm branch was a symbol of triumph and of victory in Jewish tradition (Leviticus 23:40; Revelation 7:9). Because of this, the scene of the crowd greeting Jesus by waving palms and carpeting his path with them has given the Christian day its name. It was and is a Sunday fit for a King.

Join me in praying for the following global concerns:
• Pray that missionaries over the globe will be able to use Palm Sunday as an effective means by which to share the Good News.
• There is much unrest among Arab nations. Pray for those who serve in these nations and among these people.
• Pray for Strategy Partner Training, an 8-day intensive course for equipping national strategy coordinators in Australia.
• Pray for Suzanne in Vancouver as she deals with personal issues as well as family medical issues back in Texas.