Pastor J.T. Kalejaiye - Substitution
TOPIC: SUBSTITUTION
PREACHER: PASTOR J.T. KALEJAIYE
To
substitute means to replace or interchange or exchange.
To
substitute is to put someone or something in place of something or someone
else.
Proverbs
11:8, Psalm 9:15 Psalm 57:6.
1.
Abraham: In Genesis 22:1-18, God told Abraham to
offer his son, Isaac as a burnt offering to Him; it was a test of faith.
Abraham was willing to obey God but God provided a ram as a substitute.
2.
Daniel: in Daniel 6, the high and mighty came
together to establish a royal statute/decree that whosoever shall ask a
petition of any God or man for thirty
days shall be cast into the lions den.
Daniel wouldn’t compromise his faith so he was reported to the King and
cast into the then as the decree stated but God preserved Daniel by shutting
the mouth of the lions. According to Daniel 6:24, all of Daniel’s accusers replaced
Daniel in the lion’s den.
3.
Mordecai: In Esther 7, Haman hated Mordecai; he
wanted to destroy all the Jews. He prepared a gallow for Mordecai but God
intervened and rescued Mordecai. Haman was hanged on the same gallows he had
prepared for Mordecai.
4.
Shedrach Meshach and Abednego: According to
Daniel 3, these three refused to bow to the golden image. The king ordered that
they should be bound and cast into the burning fiery furnace. But contrary to
the king’s expectation, those who were assigned to cast them into the fire were
roasted by the same fire. Proverbs 6:27, Isaiah 54:15.
5.
You and Me: God formed us perfectly; Satan came
and he deformed us. death penalty was waiting for us but God sent His only
begotten son, Jesus to die in our stead for us to escape death. John 3:16
PRAYER POINTS
1.
Father, please let my enemies carry their evil
loads in Jesus’ name.
2.
Father, please let me see the end of all my
adversaries in Jesus’ name.
3.
Father, anyone who wants me dead, let them
replace me in the grave in Jesus’ name.
God bless you and may your payers be answered in Jesus’ name. You can
drop your prayer requests in the comment box below. See you next week. SHALOM
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