Paid
In Full
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 courthouse.
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 very 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 and 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 terrible
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 now in his full
splendor and majesty. Now 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 sins is death and this man deserves to be
punished".
Jesus
took
a deep breath and turned to his Fatherwith 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 and 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."
In this
world of
terrible hurt, pain, suffering, and
extreme Self
Centered focus, to the exclusion
of
everyone and
everything else, only Jesus can
save
us from
ourselves.
 
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