The Judge's Son

Imagine living in a country known for being the most peaceful country in the world, only because every law that was broken in the country was punishable by death in the most painful way, whether it was stealing, murder, adultery, lying or even disobeying your parents.

Next, imagine you being a person living in this country who committed one of these crimes.

Now you stand in court in front of a judge and the jury finds you guilty of the crime and sentences you to death.

Suddenly, a man who claims to be the judge's son walks into the courtroom and announces that your debt be forgiven.

Then the jury, who knows you have broken the law, cries in outrage that a life must be given in payment of the crime.

The judge agrees and says,
"This is true, a law has been broken and so a life must be given for the payment. We must remember the foundations of which this country was built upon and the laws that sustain the peace within it."

As the judge starts to raise his gavel to announce the sentence, you realize that your life is at the line and there is nothing you can do.

All of a sudden, the son of the judge stands in front of you, raises out his arms and shouts,
"Father, I will give my life in place of this person's punishment, let them go freely and see to it that they will commit no more crimes!"

Then the sound of the gavel falls and the judge, with tears in his eyes, says,
"Very well, you may go freely. Guards, take my son away for the punishment. Court dismissed."

The law was satisfied that day because a life was given, and you walk away amazed from the events and never having met that man in your life. You have been given a second chance at life. Now just imagine that the Judge was God and it was His Son who stood before you.

This is a picture of the Son of God, hanging on the cross for you and me.