When I was in the 4th grade, we had a substitute teacher by the name of Mrs. Pike. In my nine year old mind, it seemed as if she was there way too often, as a substitute, because I really liked the regular teacher,Mrs. Ladson......
Occasionally,Mr. Dandridge would help out, but mostly, it was "her"! She had to take the place of Mrs. Ladson, at least for that day.
You know, Jesus did this for us too, when He substituted Himself upon that cross for all our sins...
Instead of us going.....
Jesus became our substitute!........Yikes!
When He came and did this for us,He didn't ask anything of us, except that we accept Him, and His gift.
Substitute teachers don't get paid much.
We can never re-pay this substitute for what He did for us.
I do think, though, that He would appreciate our prayers of thanks, and our obedience.......don't you?
Becky