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My Attorney...My Savior...Jesus
Christ
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 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 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 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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