Here is today’s Bible reading: Numbers 30:1-31:54; Luke 4:1-30; Psalm 63:1-11; Proverbs 11:20-21.

Luke 4:22 (NIV)
All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.

Luke 4:28-29 (NIV)
All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. [29] They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff.

It is only six verses between the crowds speaking well of Jesus and then wanting to throw Him down a cliff.  It is only a matter of days between the crowds shouting “Hosanna!” at the Triumphal Entry and then “Crucify!” before Pilate.  People are fickle.  They can change their opinion of you in moment.  It is an exercise in frustration and futility to base your worth in the opinions of others.  There is only one opinion that matters–that of God Almighty.  It simplifies life so much when we realize we only have Him to please.