Matthew 27:29a And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head,
Jesus wore a crown of thorns so you could wear a crown of glory. Thorns in Scripture represent sin. In Eden when Adam and Eve disobeyed, God said, 'The ground will be under a curse...[...it] will produce thorns' (Genesis 3:17-18 CEV).
'The crown of thorns Jesus wore represented all our sins. As we were caught in the brambles of envy, anger, shame, discouragement, guilt, bitterness, and unforgiveness, so Jesus, who knew no sin, became "an atoning sacrifice for our sins" (1 John 4:10 NIV). Not once did Christ use his supernatural powers for personal comfort. With just a word he could have transformed the hard earth into a soft bed...hurled the spit of his accusers back into their faces...and paralysed the hand of the soldier who braided the thorns. But he didn't. Instead, "He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross"' (Colossians 2:14 NLT).
And he did it with you in mind. Amazing!
In this month of Christmas, and as we draw towards the end of the year: May our actions or inactions not nail Jesus to the cross again. May we live our lives to make heaven happy in Jesus name. And in return, every hanging benefit of ours in the year will locate us, and ultimately reigning with him in Jesus name. Amen
Good Morning, happy weekend and a blessed month of December.
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