“I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. I desire to take you deeper into My confidence as this day draws to a close.”

“The Crowning with Thorns which I suffered at the hand of My torturers had particular significance. Each thorn represented the prideful worship of a false god in the hearts of My persecutors–then and now and in the future.”

“There was the thorn of the false god of wealth which penetrated the deepest. This thorn was closely challenged by the false god of reputation. Then there was the false god of physical beauty. I must not neglect the thorn of the false god of intellect.”

“The Crown of Thorns was particularly difficult to bear for it mirrored so closely the errors in the hearts of men. While I suffered with love in My Heart, My torturers attacked Me with venomous hatred. Their love of God had been replaced by disordered self-love. I bled for them.”