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,
  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 wages 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~'
 
 'Stop telling God how big your storm is.
 Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!'