My Attorney

MY ATTORNEY
>
> 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 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
> 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 man
> belongs in
> hell,
> he 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 man had
> 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
> 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
> 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 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~
>
> If you do not pass this along to 15 people
> immediately,
> absolutely nothing will happen.
>
> Passing this on to anyone you consider a
> friend,
> (as I have done here), will bless you both.
>
> "Stop telling God how big your storm is.
> Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!