I'm still trying to imagine that glorious day when we stand before the judgment seat of Christ and He presents crowns to us for our humble obedient pilgrimage here on earth in His service.
But who can think about our crowns without thinking about the crown He wore on His head while on the cross - the crown He chose to wear while dying in unspeakable pain -- the crown of cruelty and mockery that the soldiers purposely "twisted together and set on His head."
They spit on Him, abused and tortured Him, and then led Him away to crucify Him (Matthew 27).
Jesus suffered all the pain for our sin so that we would never have to. He endured the agony of the abandonment of His Father so that we would never have to. He wore the mockery of that crown so He could give us glorious crowns of celestial beauty. Who can imagine it?
"No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight, but downward bends his burning eyes at mysteries so bright!"
Jesus wore that crown of despicable horror so He could give us crowns of glory!
Who can even imagine a God like that?
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