Christians around the world are celebrating Palm Sunday commemorating the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.
The Features in Churches on Palm Sunday include street procession, decoration of churches with Palm branches, sermons reflecting the day and solemn prayers.with chants of” Hosanna in the highest”.
Palm Sunday begins the Holy week in the christian calendar leading to the end of the lenten season,to the crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Revd Cannot Chigozie Obiwulu drew his text in the Daily Fountain Devotional for March 28, from Mathew 21 ,1- 13 from the New King Names Version ( NKJV) of the Bible.
The topic is Channels of God’s glory.
In the text, Jesus ordered two of his disciples who were with him at the Mount of Olives” to go over to the village opposite them and immediately you will see a donkey tied and a colt to her loose and bring them to me. “
The cleric said the text is a demonstration of divine direction and cordination in the use of the donkey for the prophetic entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
He said the two disciplines, the donkey, and its owner were channels used for God’s glory and charged christians to be channels of the glory of God.