08/16/2026 – Day 25 – “King of the Curse”
“We sat down in a desert valley surrounded by mountains. Between us was a little thorn bush. The teacher reached for one of its branches, twisted it off and held it in front of his eyes.
“Thorns,” he said. “Did you ever wonder why Messiah wore a crown of thorns?”
“I’ve always found it a strange thing.”
“Think about it, a crown, a symbol of royalty, power, kingship, wealth, and glory … yet made not of gold or jewels, but thorns. Why? When man fell, the consequence of that fall was the curse; the ground would now bear thorns and thistles. The thorns were thus, the sign of the curse, the sign of a fallen world, a creation that can no longer bear the fruit its was called to bear, but now brings forth thorns, pain, piercing, blood, tears and destruction.”
He handed me the branch of thorns, then continued. “Now when a crown is placed on a man’s head, he becomes king. At the moment, the weight of the kingdom rests upon him. So what is the mystery of the crown of thorns that was placed on the head of Messiah?”
“When the crown was placed on His head, He became…”
“The King of Thorns, the King of the Curse. Thorns speak of pain and tears. So the crown of thorns means He will now bear the pain and tears of man. Thorns speak of piercing. So He will be pierced. And the thorns are linked to the curse and the curse is linked to death. So the crown of thorns ordains that Messiah will die. He will bear the weight of the curse upon His head. He becomes the King of Thorns, the King of the Curse.”
“But a crown also signifies authority,” I said. “One who reigns.”
“Yes and thus by bearing the weight of the curse, He becomes the king over it. He becomes King of the Curse.”
“And King of the Cursed.”
“King of the Broken, King of the Pierced and Wounded, King of the Rejected, and King of Tears. So all who have fallen can come to Him and find redemption. For the one who wears the crown has authority over these things… to turn sorrow into joy, death into life, and thorns into blossoms. He who wears the crown is Lord of the Fallen, the King of Thorns.”
The Mission Today, bring the thorns, the wounds, the shame, the sorrows of your life to the King of Thorns, and commit them to His authority.
Isaiah 53: 3-5; 61: 1-3; Matthew 27:29; Galatians 3:13
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Soli Deo Gloria!
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on me, because the LORD has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and freedom to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance; to comfort all who mourn, to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the LORD, to glorify Him.” Isaiah 61: 1-3
Take Note: Isaiah – Chapter 61 is titled “Messiah’s Jubilee”. There is much biblical significance to connecting “Messiah” to “jubilee”.
“Let scripture testify to scripture”: I would encourage y’all to read and reflect on the following five verses on the “Fellowship with Christ in Suffering”:
Philippians 3:10 / Romans 8:17 / 1 Peter 4:13 / 2 Timothy 2:12 / Acts 14:22