Christmas celebration is past and now the New Year celebration is around the corner. Many will take this time to reflect on the past year: the blessings, the trials, what they accomplished. Are you any closer to the goals you listed last year? Do you even know what they were? Some motivational experts say that to meet long term goals you must start with tiny steps. Do you want to lose weight? Begin by putting on your walking shoes the same time every day. You’re more likely to follow through if you develop a habit of taking that first step.

Your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey.

Zechariah 9:9

God took small steps to save the world by the divine conception and Jesus being born obscurely in a manger. Another small step was the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem humbly riding a donkey, as Zachariah prophesied in today’s verse.

Do you want to pray and read God’s Word more? Set a certain time to merely open your Bible – and then see what happens. As the Bible says, “Who dares despise the day of small things?” (Zachariah 4:10, NIV). Also pray for the leaders of the country to take the next steps toward becoming more godly individuals.

Recommended Reading: Proverbs 16:1-9