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 waitingroom of what I thought to be a court house.The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seatby 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 tome,I felt I knew Him.
The corner door flew open and there appeared the Judge in fullflowing robes.He commanded an awesome presence as He moved across the room Icouldn'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 manbelongs in hell."He proceeded to tell of lies that I told, th! ings that I stole,and In the past when I cheated oth ers. Satan told of other horriblePerversions that were once in my life and the more he spoke, thefurtherdown in my seat I sank.
I was so embarrassed that I couldn't look at anyone, even my ownAttorney, as the Devil told of sins that even I had completely
forgottenabout.
As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these things aboutme, 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 somegood in my life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the harmI'd
done?
Satan finished with a fury and said, "This man belongs in hell,he is guilty of all that I have charged him withand there is not a personwhocanproveotherwise."
When it was His turn, My Attorney first asked if He mightapproach 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 inhis full splendor and majesty.
I realized why He seemed so familiar; this was Jesusrepresenting 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 bepunished."
Jesus took a deep breath and turned to His Father withoutstretched arms and proclaimed, "However, I died on the cross sothatthis person might have eternal life and he has accepted Me as hisSavior, so he is Mine."
My Lord continued with, "His name is written in the book of lifeand 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'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 will win the next one." I asked Jesus as He gaveme
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 themhas received the same verdict as you,
~Paid In Full~
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THE HOLE IS MORE HONORABLE THAN THE PATCH
THE ATTORNEY
