Rev.C.J.McKnight
CROWNED IN MOCKERY. Crowned with thorns. What pain and agony He bore for us. The curse of our sin was placed upon Him. The thorns were worn because of the curse placed on the fruit of the ground, caused by sin. Gen. 3:18 Every curse of man He took upon Himself that we might be made free. He suffered in every way possible. Physically, physiologically and spiritually. The physical pain of the flogging and now the crown of thorns must have been nigh unbearable. Physiologically, the rejection by those whom he had come to bless and now by the Gentiles, the heathen. Rejection is a way of life, especially in these last days. In our life time we will all suffer rejection. Some more than others, some real, some imagined. None will ever know the measure of heartache that Jesus felt, for He suffered for all men. He took your place. Cast your care upon Him. Spiritually, what measurement can we use in trying to understand the weight and measure of all this on one who was totally pure and holy, guiltless and innocent?