THE CROWN

Matt 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him. [28] They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. [29] And after twisting together a CROWN of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
DEVOTE:
As He faltered from the flagellum-flogging that shredded His body to within an inch of its life, slipping in the dripping of His own precious blood, hundreds of jeering soldiers mocked His monarchy. In sarcastic tribute, the vicious drama continued as they added insult to injury, and “kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.” (Mark 15:19) His “royal” robe was stripped; His “ruling” rod used to imbed His derisive “crown” into His head. He was the laughing stock at the end of an escalating frenzy!
But Christ had to become the visual paradox of the frailty of every transient earthly kingdom, so that all powers could bow to the King who’s Kingdom can never be shaken! (Heb 12:28) Someone said, “He who laughs last, laughs longest”, and Psalm 2:4 tells us that “He who sits in the heavens laughs.” Because the day is soon when “the heavens will open, and He who is called Faithful and True, will have on His head many CROWNS; clothed with a ROBE dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God, and He will rule the nations with a ROD of iron; 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." (Revelation 19:11-16)
PRAY
God, You are a confounding genius! You invert to convert! Hasten the day when I get to cast my crown before the One who’s Kingdom is without end! (Rev 4:10; Luke 1:33) I love you, Lord.