DAILY READINGS: 2 Chronicles 8-9; Ezekiel 33; John 12:20-50
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on His head, and they put on him a purple robe. John 19:2
Two emblems of kingship placed upon the Lord Jesus in mockery were the crown of thorns and the purple robe. But a day is coming when the same Person will reappear. This time not with a facetious crown but with many diadems and arrayed in a garment dipped in blood. The earthly blood-stained garment prefigured a life given to redeem; that of the heavenly will cry out for divine retribution. In that day His name will be vindicated and His claims validated. —Drew Craig
The head that once was crowned with thorns,
Is crowned with glory now!
A royal diadem adorns,
The mighty Victor’s brow! —W. H. Doane