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After living what I felt was a
'decent' life, my time on earth came to the 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 Attorney,
a kind and gentle looking man whose appearance seemed so familiar to me, I felt
I knew Him.
The corner door opened and there appeared 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 Attorney, 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 Attorney 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'd 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 Attorney 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, 'Hello Father' 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 wage 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 said, '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.'
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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.'
If you do not pass this along to 15 people
immediately, absolutely
nothing will happen.
But sending this on to someone
you consider a friend, may bless you
both.
'Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead, tell the
storm how big your God
is!
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