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A Worthy Lawyer ~
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 woman 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 woman
belongs in hell, she 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 woman had
sinned, I won't deny any
of these allegations. And
yes the wages of sin is
death, and this woman
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 she has
accepted me as her Savior,
so she is mine."
My Lord continued with,
"Her name is written in
the book of life and no
one can snatch her from
me.
Satan still does not
understand yet. This woman
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 woman is free. The
penalty for her 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."
If you do not pass this
along to 10 people
immediately, absolutely
nothing will happen.. No
curse, no bad fortune,
absolutely nothing.
However, passing this on to anyone
you consider a friend, will bless you
both, that is what Jesus
promised us all.
~ Author Unknown ~
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