His Crown of Thorns

Mt 27:29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
Mt 27:30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
Mt 27:31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

There are bunch of what I was told are called Jesus trees in a local park that I like to visit. They line the path of what I like to refer to as my magical path. Many things seem to happen to me on this path, the butterfly blessing being one of them. After spending some time studying the thorns that are on these trees, the thought crossed my mind that these are most likely the type of thorns that were shoved down into my beautiful Saviors head. I reached my finger up and set it on the tip of the largest thorn in this picture. Just touching it with a little force was enough to make me draw me finger back. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine the feeling of a crown of these going into my head. The thought brought a tear to my eye. I imagined the pain He must have felt, every time they hit this crown with the staff forcing it deeper and deeper into His skull. I imagined the sun beating down and causing sweat and blood to drip into His eyes. The burning sensation He must have felt. The soldiers standing around mocking Him. He loved us so much, He let it continue. He loved them so much, He asked for forgiveness for their wicked actions. He knew that the crown of death given to Him in this world, would be His crown of gold in the Kingdom that He was to receive. Our crown of life.... of the righteousness that can only be found in the belief that He died for our sins once and for all. That as God let death pass over the homes that had the lambs blood on them, so too shall death pass over those that believe, and are sealed in the blood of the Lamb without blemish, Yeshua on their foreheads.

Father thank you for the Gift of life through your Son Jesus Christ. My heart races in joyful anticipation, of the reminder of the glorious Resurrection of our Savior this Easter Season!!!!