The crowds were important to Jesus because of the people in them. Crowds are not trophies to be won. Neither are the crowds “projects” to be completed. Influencing masses of people is not for the leader’s affirmation or self-worth. Crowds are important because of the incredible worth of people.
–Ed Stetzer & Thom Rainer
Wow, the day almost got away from me. I started my morning off with Bible reading and prayer, then did some tweaking on my sermon for tomorrow, then got busy working in the yard, and just now got to a place of sitting down to rest and I had the thought – Oh! I forgot to post something this morning! So here is something that we all need to remember as we think about wanting the adoration of the large numbers that we equate with success.
