Cursed

Genesis 3:17 “And unto Adam He said, cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.”

When God created mankind, God put him in a garden. And in the Garden of Eden, there were no thorns. A curse came upon Adam and Eve because they sinned and disobeyed God. What does a crown of thorns speak of? The thorn, the thistle, symbolize the curse upon humanity—on you, on me, on all of us—because of sin. Jesus wore a crown of thorns because He bore that curse. The thorns on His head speak of the hardship, sorrow, and death that come with sin. Do you have a heartache? Sorrow? Sickness? Can I tell you the thorny pathway we walk is because of sin? The bed of briars we sleep on is because of sin. When in sorrow and trials you praise and glorify the Lord, saying with Job “though He slay me, yet will I trust Him,” they’ll say there’s a quality of life about you that is different.