The Defense Rests

In the news is a man by the name of Bernard Madoff. You may have heard about him and his $50 billion dollar ponzi scheme. He is accused of scamming money from 1000's of investors, and having spent all the money on himself instead of investing it, like he said he would. So he has done the only thing a person in this situation would do, and that is to hire the best defense attorney money can buy. He is in trouble and needs the best paid help he can get, to get him out of this mess.....that he made. Let's take a look at 1 John 2:1 at another defense attorney.

Scripture

1 John 2:1 1My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

Observation

I do not have to go through the Yellow Pages and look for a defense attorney, I already have on and a pretty good one.... A Righteous One!!!!

Application

Jesus is my defense attorney, but I have to call and tell him that I need some defense, from my sinful actions. It is that simple. Jesus is waiting for me to confess my sin( 1 John 1:9) and when I do, my defense attorney-Jesus the Righteous One-goes to the Judge and presents my defense, that I am purified by His blood (1 John 1:7) and made righteous. God wants us to know him is so we can see his Glory that he has provided it ALL for me, so a sinful man can have an unbroken relationship with Him. When my sin is cleansed then God sees me as totally righteous, because I am. What a wonder. I don't even have to wait for the jury to give a verdict. The defense is made and rested and I have been declared as FREE.

Prayer

Father, Thank you for giving me a Defense Attorney who is always working for my good, to continue to present me to you, as your son who has been washed clean of all sin, and in right relationship with you. Amen.