"The Great Attorney"

he Great Attorney

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 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. I couldn't take my eyes off from 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 those
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 the
part of the harm I've done?

Satan finished with a fury and said, "This man
belongs in hell, he is guilty of all the that I have
charged and there is not one 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 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, "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 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 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. 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."

“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.

And if any man sin, we have an advocate (intercessor) with the Father,
And he is the propitiation (Satisfied God’s just demand) for our sins:
 and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”

(I John 2:1, 2)