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Author Unknown
August 29, 2011

Your day in court will come one day, so make sure that you have good
representation.

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 sin is death and this man deserves to be punished."

Jesus took a deep breath and turned to his Father with 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 lead 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 .
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