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,
'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 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.'
2 comments:
any idea who the author is?
Peace Raymond,
I don't it was sent to me and I LOVED it, so I posted it. Do you know?
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