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 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 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 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 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 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 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 there
are times when logic, thought, discussion etc. do nothing. It is in
these times I have learned that I have only one place to turn to ease
the pain.
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