GIVE THIS ONE SOME THOUGHT
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 wage 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 on 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 else, there are times when logic, thought,
discussion, etc., do nothing. It is in these times that I have learned that I have
only one place to turn to ease the pain.
If you do not pass this along to 15 people immediately, absolutely nothing
will happen. No curse, no bad fortune, absolutely nothing. Passing this on
to anyone you consider a friend, as I have done here, will bless you both,
that is what Jesus promised us all.
Passing this on to one not considered a friend is something I know Christ
would do.