Day 1. The fast begins.

It has been 24 hours since I logged into facebook. The first day is always the easiest in my opinion, I can definitely say I have not missed it all that much. Although I have to admit my friends are making me curious because they keep saying they are going to post things to my wall. In starting this fast I decided to read through Christ's experiences here on earth. I read Matthew 21:1-11, Jesus and his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. This story has always made me stop and think. When Jesus entered Jerusalem he was hailed as a hero, the savior of the Jews, they wanted him to rescue them and make them a great nation again. They laid olive branches down in front of him and cheered him on as he road down the streets. The funny thing is when Jesus entered the city he did not enter as a man who would conquer another nation. He came in on a donkey... what ruler would enter a celebration riding a donkey? If Jesus were the type of man who came to overthrow the government and he would have ridden in on a majestic horse, riding as a man of importance. Instead he chose one of the ugliest, plainest creatures, a donkey.
Let use our imagination for a moment, picture the scene with me. Jesus is at this point of of the most well known confusing men of his time, he out talks and out thinks some of the smartest religious men of the day, he walks in and out of dangerous situations, he is powerful enough to bring a dead man back to life, to make a blind man see. As men women and children lined the streets screaming his name as he passed he rode an ugly little donkey. Even in this moment Jesus was trying to make a point, he was not there too save the world from the evil government, he was not there to make himself the new ruler. He was there to bring a new hope, a new rescue. Not one of physical power but of spiritual hope, no more would a person have to go through other men to experience God but they could come to God on a one on one basis. Jesus was and still is real and down to earth. I can't wait to continue to get closer to Him as I go through this journey.