Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown

Heavy is the head that wears the crown...I saw this phrase on a t-shirt the other day, and I think it was an NBA shirt or something, I don't know exactly, but the phrase stuck in my head. Just think about it for a minute. Heavy is the head that wears the crown...I think about David and all that he had gone through before he ever became king, and then once he assumed the throne the terrible sin that he committed with Bathsheba, and then the fact that he murdered Uriah, her husband, by sending him into the hottest part of the battle and then having his troops pull back so that Uriah would be killed...David may just as well have drawn the sword and thrust it through him himself. David knew how wrong this was even before the act was committed, but he still went through with it. As king, he had the power to make it happen. This was a very displeasing thing in the sight of the Lord, and eventually David repented of the evil that he had done, and God did forgive him, although it cost David his son. Heavy is the head that wears the crown...I think about Solomon and the fact that he prayed to God for wisdom, and because he asked for wisdom, God not only gave it to him, but gave him riches beyond measure also. Sadly, Solomon was eventually corrupted by his riches and power. Kings, Pharaohs, Roman rulers, governors, Pharisees, we see throughout the bible, and throughout history, that power breeds corruption. The simple fact is, we as human beings were never meant for power, or glory, or honor. We were only meant to give it away, or rather, to reflect it back to God. Not only can we not rule over others, we can't even rule ourselves. In Proverbs 3:5-7 we are told...Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. And so, we see that we are not qualified to direct our own path, nor are we qualified to direct the paths of others. We have to lean on the Lord for guidance, for direction, and for wisdom. We have to look to Jesus, to submit ourselves to Him, because He is the only one who has ever been qualified to be King. Heavy is the head that wears the crown...you know, Jesus wore a crown of thorns for us, and we should consider that crown more glorious than any crown made of gold, encrusted with jewels, or anything else made by human hands. That crown was worn, or rather it was suffered, out of the purest love for us. None of us, no matter what we do, or how we live, could ever be deserving of the sacrifice that He made for us. He is the one true King, and He is worthy of all glory, honor and power. And so, the question comes to us...who rules our life? Who really has the control over our day to day decision making, who or what do we live for? If we are trying to be in control of our own life,

to wear our own crown, to be the king of our own life, then we are destined to fail. Heavy is the head that wears the crown...only Jesus is strong enough to direct our path, to hold onto our hands and still be ready and willing to pick us up when we fall. May we never fail to give Jesus the glory, to live for Him, to let Him live through us, and to let Him wear the crown.