linnettejane
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PAID IN FULL
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 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 Attorney, a kind and gentle looking man
whose appearance seemed so familiar to me, I
felt I knew Him.
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 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
woman 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 Attorney, 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
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 some good in my
life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the
harm I'd done?
Satan finished with a fury and said, 'This woman belongs in hell, she is guilty of all that I have
charged and there is not a person who can prove otherwise.'
When it was His turn, my Attorney 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 woman had sinned, I won't deny any of these allegations.
And, yes, the wages of sin is death, and this
woman 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 she has accepted Me as
her Savior, so she is Mine.'
My Lord continued with, 'Her name is written
in the Book of Life, and no one can snatch her
from Me. Satan still does not understand yet.
This woman 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 woman is free.'
'The penalty for her 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 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~
'Stop telling God how big your storm
is. Instead, tell the storm how big
your God is!'
(angel)
PAID IN FULL
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 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 Attorney, a kind and gentle looking man
whose appearance seemed so familiar to me, I
felt I knew Him.
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 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
woman 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 Attorney, 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
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 some good in my
life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the
harm I'd done?
Satan finished with a fury and said, 'This woman belongs in hell, she is guilty of all that I have
charged and there is not a person who can prove otherwise.'
When it was His turn, my Attorney 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 woman had sinned, I won't deny any of these allegations.
And, yes, the wages of sin is death, and this
woman 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 she has accepted Me as
her Savior, so she is Mine.'
My Lord continued with, 'Her name is written
in the Book of Life, and no one can snatch her
from Me. Satan still does not understand yet.
This woman 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 woman is free.'
'The penalty for her 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 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~
'Stop telling God how big your storm
is. Instead, tell the storm how big
your God is!'
(angel)