Awauphi
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(This Is So Beautiful)
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 courthouse. The doors opened and I was instructed to
come in
and have a seat by the defense table.
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 man belongs in hell." He proceeded to tell of lies I told,
things I stole,
and in the past when I cheated others. Satan told of other horrible
perversions
once in my life and the more he spoke, the further down in my seat I
sank I was
so embarrassed, I couldn't look at anyone, even my own Attorney, as
the Devil
told of sins even I 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 was
guilty of
those things, but I did 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 man belongs in hell, he
is guilty of
all 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,"
then He turned
to address the court. "Satan was correct in saying this man 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 this person might have
eternal
life and he 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
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 was
already 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 comes
to Me and
asked Me to represent them, received the same verdict as you, "PAID
IN FULL."
Author Unknown
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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 courthouse. The doors opened and I was instructed to
come in
and have a seat by the defense table.
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 man belongs in hell." He proceeded to tell of lies I told,
things I stole,
and in the past when I cheated others. Satan told of other horrible
perversions
once in my life and the more he spoke, the further down in my seat I
sank I was
so embarrassed, I couldn't look at anyone, even my own Attorney, as
the Devil
told of sins even I 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 was
guilty of
those things, but I did 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 man belongs in hell, he
is guilty of
all 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,"
then He turned
to address the court. "Satan was correct in saying this man 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 this person might have
eternal
life and he 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
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 was
already 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 comes
to Me and
asked Me to represent them, received the same verdict as you, "PAID
IN FULL."
Author Unknown
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