Stepping out in faith

This morning was a new experience for me (Zoey). I was asked unexpectedly to speak at a devotional. The staff at the BMS Guesthouse, where we are staying, meet for a devotional each morning at 9am to worship, praise God, pray, read the Bible and gain some teaching about scripture. I was asked to speak on Matthew 21:1-11 which is about Jesus' last entry into Jerusalem, riding on a small donkey, where the crowd (who later shout "Crucify Him!") welcomed and adored Him. A couple of points that stood out to me from this passage, were that Jesus entered Jerusalem humbly on a donkey; He taught about being humble and then demonstrated His teachings through his own actions. He didn't want to be high and might above the people; Jesus wants to be with us, to journey with us, not above us but alongside us.

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