grandma sent me this it makes you think

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
> > 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, 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 woman
> > belongs in hell,
> > she 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 see med 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 woman had
> > sinned, I won't deny any
> > of these allegations.
> >
> > And, yes, the wage of sin is death, and this woman
> > 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 she has
> > accepted Me as her
> > Savior, so she is Mine.'
> >
> > My Lord continued with, 'Her name is written in the
> > Book of Life,and no one
&g t; > 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 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!'
> >