It appears Jesus keeps missing his opportunity to display his power or take advantage of the situation to show who he really is. He has crowds of people following him. There is so much he could do with their energy to achieve his place as king in the world, yet instead of having them serve him, he serves them. What would you do with true popularity? How would you treat crowds of people following you? Fanfare, after all, is important for getting your message out there. Jesus seems to do things a different way, yet a very effective way, as over two thousand years later, we are still hearing about his stories. Maybe there is something to pay attention to here.

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