Though great was the response to his return, Jesus knew he was setting his face to the direction in where he would die. He knew what had to be done. The people, joyful, because Jesus had the power to forgive sins. The events ahead would not play out as they thought.
How often do we fall into the same trap? We are excited at Jesus in our lives, yet we are easily depressed when the details of life do not play out as we think they should.