When it is Your Time.

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 waitingroom of what I thought to be a court house.
The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seatby 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 fullflowing robes.
He commanded an awesome presence as He moved across the room Icouldn'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, thefurtherdown in my seat I sank.
I was so embarrassed that I couldn't look at anyone, even my ownAttorney, as the Devil told of sins that even I had completelyforgottenabout.
As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these things aboutme, 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 somegood in my life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the harm I'ddone?
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 whocan prove otherwise."
When it was His turn, My Attorney first asked if He mightapproach 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 inHis full splendor and majesty.
I realized why He seemed so familiar; this was Jesusrepresenting 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 wage of sin is death, and this woman deserves to bepunished."
Jesus took a deep breath and turned to His Father with outstretched arms and proclaimed, "However, I died on the cross sothatthis person might have eternal life and she has accepted Me as herSavior, 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 gavememy 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 themhas 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!"

submitted by Gloria Lewis