This Message deals with the curse of the thorn that is happening in America today. Part 1 deals with the Misery of The Thorn and What is it? Part 2 deals with the ministry of the Thorn and How can God use it? On Good Friday we are reminded of the pain and suffering from Day 6 of the trial, crucifixion, death and burial. These were His final Hours. Judas Iscariot, the disciple who had betrayed Jesus, was overcome with remorse and hanged Himself early Friday morning. Before the third hour (9.am) Jesus endured the shame of a false accusations, condemnation, mockery, beatings and abandonment. One of the most horrible and disgraceful methods of capital punishment known at the time. At the ninth hour (3.pm), Jesus breathed His last breath and died. By 6 Pm Friday evening, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus body down from the cross and lay it in a tomb. Thorns are used in connection with mans failure. The thorn is a symbol of man's negative will toward God. So, thorns are used to designate divine chastisement. (1) A thorn in the flesh is any affliction in our lives that could produce self-pity and bitterness (2) Satan twists the thorn experience to defeat us. (3) God turns the thorn experience for His glory and our good. Perhaps now you understand why Jesus wore a crown of thorns. It wasn't an accident; it was a fulfillment of scripture. He was taking away our curse. Just as Isaac's substitute was a ram caught in a thorn thicket, our Substitute sacrifice wore a crown of thorns. He already felt the sting of all the thorns of life, and in His resurrection, He took the sting of death away!
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Coming from Arab, Alabama, and growing up in Tampa, Fla. I moved with my family to Georgia in 1969. I was saved by God’s marvelous Grace in September 1972 at Blue Springs Baptist Church located down the road from North Cobb High School in Acworth, Ga. Called to preach at 16...