March 7, 2021

THE WORD OF SUBSTITUTION
Matthew 27:39-49

Verse 46 – My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?

What does it Teach Us?

1. That God is Holy.
Rev. 4:8 – Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God almighty,
who was, and is and is to come.
Habakkuk 1:13 – Your eyes are too pure to look on evil,
you cannot tolerate wrong.
2. The setting is loneliness.
Hebrews 2:18 – Because He himself suffered being made
like His brothers in every way, He is able to help those
who are being tempted.
Proverbs 18:24 – But there is a friend that sticks closer
than a brother.
3. The cross speaks about lostness.
Verse 46 – Why has Thou forsaken Me?
– Sin alienates.
Isa. 59:2 – Your evil has separated you from your God
and your sins have caused Him to turn away from you, so
He does not hear you.
– Sin causes distress.
Psalm 38:4 – My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden
too heavy to bear.
– Sin condemns.
Romans 6:23 – The wages of sin is death.

II Cor. 5:21 – He made Him, to be sin for us, who knew
no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in
Him.
4. The cross speaks about lessons for living.
Verse 46 – My God, My God.
Job 13:15 – Though He slay Me, yet I will trust in God.
Mark 16:7 – Go tell His disciples and Peter.
How Should We Respond

1. Turn from sin to Christ.
Romans 3:22 – We are mead right in God’s sight when we
trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all
can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or
what we have done.
2. Live in a state of gratitude.
Romans 5:11 – Now we can rejoice in our wonderful new
relationship with God, all because of what our Lord Jesus
Christ has done for us, making us friends with God.
3. Remember what Christ has done when tempted.
I Peter 1:18-19 – God paid a ransom to save you from the
empty life you inherited from your ancestors, He paid for
you the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless
Lamb of God.
4. Tell others the good news.