MY DAY IN COURT

MY DAY IN COURT 

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 
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 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 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 that has come to me and asked me to represent them 
has received the same verdict as you, Paid in Full." 

Oh what a blessing! 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 minister to 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, & 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.

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