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MY ATTORNEY
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 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 man belongs in hell.'
He proceeded to tell of lies that I told, things that I stole,
and of my 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? (In reality, it counts as nothing toward
salvation but does earn us rewards in heaven. But they count for
nothing if we never enter heaven.)
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,
'Hello, Father,' and then He turned to address the court.
'Satan is correct in saying that this man had sinned,
I won't deny any of these allegations.
And, yes, the wages of (payment for) 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 have 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.'
As my Lord led me away, I could hear Satan ranting and
raving, 'I won't give up, I will 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~'
Heaven is FREE too those who believe Jesus is who He claims to be and did what He claims He did. Everyone is eligible for HIS mercy BUT we MUST ACCEPT it via belief in HIM. If someone does not BELIEVE in HIM, how then could HIS mercy apply to them?
God does NOT save the whole world! Jesus died that the whole world MIGHT be saved, but not all will believe in Him. Those who DO believe WILL be saved from hell and enter into heaven on that fine and glorious day.
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. NIV
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