Jesus, Our Token King

Mark 15:16-20
Jesus here is clothed in purple, symbolizing royalty, crowned with a crown, labeled as a king (vs. 26), and even called a king and hailed as one, by the soldiers.  This is great, they have realized Jesus is King and have dressed him as such and called him as such.  Isn't this wonderful news for these soldiers?  Anyone reading this would call me crazy for saying this.  Obviously these soldiers, although performing all the acts of crowning him king, are doing it in mockery of him.  Even though they dress him as king, call him king and hail him as king, they obviously don't see him as king.  They place him among the more common, less desirable things of this world (vs. 27, 28).  He is no more a king to them than these common criminals hanging on the crosses beside him.  How sad that these soldiers can crown, clothe, and call him king, as he so richly deserves, and yet it all be done in mockery, placing him among the less desirable.  What about us?  We are so quick to dress Jesus as king, call him a king, and hail him as king, but to what extent?  Is our crown nothing more than a crown of thorns?  Are we "hailing" him as king while placing among the common, less desirable things in this world?  Do our lives crown, clothe, and call him king, all the while doing such in mockery of his royalty?  How are we any different than these soldiers?  Do we obey him as king, respect, honor, worship and glorify him as king, or after having crowned him as king, do we later strip him of his crown and purple cloak and put his own clothes back on him and lead him out (vs. 20)?  What I mean is, after being so adamant in claiming Jesus as our Lord and King, do we move on, taking Jesus along with us, deciding what we want to do with him, as these soldiers did?  They led him out.  Jesus had no say.  Is this not a reflection of us?  Do our lives not mock his kingship?  What place does he hold in our lives?  King who leads, or king who is led?  Is it all a grand show?  Hail Jesus, our token king!  God have mercy on us, Roman soldiers.