After living a "decent" life, my time on earth
came to an end. The first
thing
I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting
room of what I thought to
be
a
court house.
The
doors opened and I was instructed to come in
and have a seat by the
defense table.
As I looked around I saw the
"prosecutor." He was a
villainous
looking gent who snarled as he stared at me. He
definitely was the most
evil person I have ever seen.
I sat
down and looked to my left and there sat my
lawyer, a kind and
gentle
looking man whose appearance seemed familiar to
me.
The corner door flew open and there appeared before me the
judge in full flowing
robes.
He commanded an awesome presence as he moved across the room.
I couldn't take my eyes off of him. As he took his
seat behind the bench, he
said, "Let us begin."
The prosecutor rose and said, "My name is Satan
and I am here to show you
why
this man belongs in hell."
He proceeded to tell of lies that I told, things
that I stole, and in the
past
when I cheated others.
Satan told of other horrible perversions that were
once in my life and the
more he spoke, the further down in my seat I sank.
I was so embarrassed
that
I
couldn't look at anyone, even my own lawyer, as
the Devil told of sins
that
even I had completely forgotten about.
As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these
things about me, I was
equally upset at my representative who sat there
silently not offering any
form of defense at all. I know I had been guilty
of those things, but I
had
done some good in my life - couldn't that at least
equal out
part of the harm I've done?
Satan finished with a fury and said, "This man
belongs in hell, he is
guilty
of all that I have charged and there is not a
person who can prove
otherwise."
When it was his turn, my lawyer first asked if he
might approach the
bench.
The judge allowed this over the strong objection
of Satan, and beckoned
him
to come forward.
As he got up and started walking, I was able to
see him in his full
splendor
and majesty. I realized why he seemed so familiar.
This was Jesus
representing
me, my Lord and my Savior.
He stopped at the bench
and softly said to the
judge, "Hi Dad," and then he turned to address
the court.
"Satan was correct in saying that this man had
sinned, I won't deny any of
these allegations. And yes the wages of sin is
death, and this man
deserves to be punished."
Jesus took a deep breath and turned to his Father
with outstretched arms
and
proclaimed, "However, I died on the cross so that
this person might have
eternal life and he has accepted me as his Savior,
so he is mine."
My Lord continued with, "His name is written in
the book of life and no
one
can snatch him from me. Satan still does not
understand yet. This man is
not
to be given
justice, but rather mercy."
As Jesus sat down, he quietly paused, looked at
his Father and replied,
"There
is nothing else that needs to be done. I've done
it all."
The judge lifted his mighty hand and slammed the
gavel down. The following
words bellowed from his lips...
"This man is free. The penalty for him has already
been paid in full.
Case
dismissed."
As my Lord led me away, I could hear Satan ranting
and raving, "I won't
give
up, I'll win the next one."
I asked Jesus as he gave me my instructions where
to go next, "Have you
ever
lost a case?"
Christ lovingly smiled and said, "Everyone that
has come to me and asked
me
to
represent them has received the same verdict as
you, Paid in Full."
~author unknown~
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