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 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 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. If you do not pass this along to 15 people immediately
absolutely nothing will happen. No curse, no bad fortune, absolutely
nothing.
Referring this to anyone you consider a friend, as I have done
here, will bless you both, that is what Jesus promised us all.
Referring this to one not considered a friend is something I know Christ would
do.