Holy Week Meditations

Today we see Jesus, the King of Glory, crowned with thorns and led away to the mount of His crucifixion! 
     "Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto Him the whole band of soldiers.  And they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe.  And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
      And they spit upon Him, and took the reed, and smote Him on the head.  And after that they had mocked Him, they took the robe off from Him, and put His own raiment on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him."
Truly, His cross, and the events surrounding it, spoke of great suffering and great shame!  And, sadly, much of the world today still despises the cross, and the One on the cross who gave His life that we might live!
As we take time to meditate today, and try to grasp even a fraction of the price that Jesus paid on Calvary to purchase our salvation, my heart is always drawn to this blessed song by Avis Christiansen.

     "Up Calvary's mountain one dreadful morn
Walked Christ, my Saviour, weary and worn;
      Facing for sinners death on the Cross,
That He might save them from endless loss.

     "Father, forgive them!"  thus did He pray,
Even while His lifeblood flowed fast away.
      Praying for sinners while in such woe ---
No one but Jesus ever loved so.

      Oh, how I love Him, Saviour and Friend!
How can my praises ever find end!
      Through years unnumbered on Heaven's shore,
My tongue shall praise Him for-ever-more.

      Blessed Redeemer!  Precious Redeemer!
Seems now I see Him on Calvary's tree;
      Wounded and bleeding, for sinners pleading ---
Blind and un-heeding --- dying for me!"

I am so very thankful this Holy Week does not end here --- for Sunday is coming!!  HALLELUJAH!!!