After a Decent Life



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."


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 wage of sins 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 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 on 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."


In this world of terrible hurt, pain, suffering,
and extreme self-centered focus to the exclusion of everyone else,
there are times when logic, thought, discussion, etc., do nothing.
It is in these times that I have learned
that I have only one place to turn to ease the pain.


If you do not pass this to your friends immediately,
absolutely nothing will happen.
No curse, no bad fortune, absolutely nothing.
Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend,
as I have done here, will bless you both,
that is what Jesus promised us all.
Passing this on to one considered a friend is
something I know Christ would do.

Author Unknown

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