King of Kings
READ: Matthew 27:27-31
Picture a king, in all his glory, wearing a gold crown with jewels all over it, a long purple satin robe and purple overcoat, and a big gold ring with diamonds. He has a large castle with many servants to do his bidding. Think of all the gold and silver he owns. He has about ten thousand people shouting, “Hail the King.”
Now picture Jesus, with His crown of thorns, blood running down His face and His torn back from being beaten severely. He has a scepter in His hand which the guards beat Him with. He has no gold or silver - the only silver ever spent on Him was thirty silver coins given to Judas to betray Him. He has no castle - as it says in Matthew 8:20, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” He has crowds of people shouting “Crucify Him,” and people spitting on Him and mocking Him. What a different picture from the first king!
Don’t you think Jesus, the glorious King of Heaven, deserves more respect than that? He didn’t. Even though He was glorious and perfect, Jesus set aside his glory and endured all of the humility and punishment our sins deserves for us. Would you have done the same thing? Jesus had no reason to go through all that, but He endured it all out of perfect love for us, that we might be saved. Therefore, we should hold Jesus the most glorious king of all.
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT: Would you have suffered what Jesus did for us? Why did Jesus do this for us?
PRAYER SUGGESTIONS: Thank Jesus. Pray for forgiveness. Pray for the salvation of others.