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, \u201cRejoice 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\u201d (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 \u201cbranches of palm trees\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
Join me in praying for the following global concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray that missionaries over the globe will be able to use Palm Sunday as an effective means by which to share the Good News.
\n\u2022 There is much unrest among Arab nations. Pray for those who serve in these nations and among these people.
\n\u2022 Pray for Strategy Partner Training, an 8-day intensive course for equipping national strategy coordinators in Australia.
\n\u2022 Pray for Suzanne in Vancouver as she deals with personal issues as well as family medical issues back in Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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