A TRUE STORY:
A young offender found herself standing before a judge. She was arraigned for a misdemeanor. When the charge was read she pleaded guilty. All the evidence and her own conscience pointed to a verdict of guilty.
As the verdict was read and penalty read, unfortunately the youthful offender did not have the money to pay her debt, leaving her facing jail time. The judge looked down at her in the prisoner's dock. There she stood, guilty before the law. Her own waywardness had led her into this predicament.
Suddenly, with slow and deliberate movement, the judge slipped off his robe. In a gesture of momentous consequence, he stepped from behind the bar and came down to stand next to the young offender. Reaching into his own pocket, he withdrew the amount of money needed to cancel her debt, paying the price to set her free. It turns out the judge was also the young offender's father. By his substitution sacrifice on her behalf, she was set free, restored to his family and society.
A simple reminder. Our God, ( judge/father) became our substitution sacrifice restoring all who accept HIS act of compassion and love.
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