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
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.
Justice will finally be
served this day."
When it was my 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 my Lord my Savior and me.
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 out-stretched 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 who has come to me and asked me to represent
them has received the same verdict as you, Paid in Full."
Oh what a blessing! And,
there is no greater commandment than to love your neighbor as yourself!
Prayer: Father, I ask you
to bless my friends reading this right now! Lord; show them a new revelation of
your love and power.
Holy Spirit, I ask You to
touch their spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give
them Your peace & mercy.
Where there is
self-doubting, release a renewed confidence in your ability to work through
them.
Where there is tiredness,
or exhaustion, I ask you to give them understanding, patience, and strength as
they learn submission to your leading.
Where there is spiritual
stagnation, I ask you to renew them by revealing your nearness, and by drawing
them into greater intimacy with you.
Where there is fear,
reveal your love, and release to them your courage.
Where there is a sin
blocking them, reveal it, and break its hold over my friend's life.
Bless their finances,
give them greater vision, and raise up leaders, and friends to support, and
encourage them.
Give each of them
discernment to recognize the demonic forces around them, and reveal to them the
power they have in You to defeat it.
I ask you to do these things in Jesus' name!
AMEN
Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend, as I have done here, will bless
you both.
Passing
this on to one not considered a friend is something I know Christ would do.
God bless you!