No one really enjoys getting the subpoenas from the court house ordering them to stand in for jury; it often poses itself as an inconvenience that doesn't equal out to the time in wages that may be lost from taking a leave of absence from one's job. Nonetheless, who would want to take a leave of absence every day to stand in court as a defendant, against a plaintiff, that took every opportunity to accuse them before a judge on every detail of their life?! Well, that's an inevitable event in which no one is excluded! Every day our accuser; Satan, stands before God, awaiting the opportunity to point out our faults and shortcomings, giving us a hike in wages far more than we could ever dream of; correspondingly, an offer that we would rather refuse. The truth is; if it wasn't for God's grace and mercy, we would be fit for the death sentence. We war every day with ourselves on living a righteous life before our Lord; yet, the accuser not only stands to point out our faults, but aided as an accessory to our crime. He uses every scheme possible and known to his supernatural wisdom and intelligence to cause us calamity, while still portraying himself as an angel of light.
Zechariah 3:1-7
Then he showed my Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan, standing at his right side to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, "The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?"
Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. The angel said to those who were standing before him, "Take off his filthy clothes".
Then he said to Joshua, "See, I have taken away your sin and I have placed fine garments on you".
Then I said, "Put a clean turban on his head". So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord stood by.
The angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua: "This is what the Lord Almighty says: "If you walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house, and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here".
Job 2:2
And the Lord said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered the Lord, "From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it".
1 Peter 5:8
Be alert and sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion seeking who he can devour.
The good news is; although, we are found guilty, we are given second chances in getting things right, as long as we have breath in us. Satan and his demons know they are already a defeated foe when they walk into the courtroom, with the hopes that we will be humiliated, rejected, and cast out, with the full maximum penalty; for, he has had an agenda for the worst possible outcome for our lives since the day he was cast out of Heaven. Senselessly, he remains in denial that his defeat includes him being defeated by God in the end. God is our defender. He will use what Satan meant for bad for our good, which in turns corrects us, glorifies Himself, and shamelessly defeats Satan. We are never in the fight over Satan and sin on our own. God shows us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, that we may walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but in the end, the blood has the final say so. Altogether, God's grace doesn't present itself as a blank check for sin, but instead, give us the opportunity to stand upright without being weighted down by the wages of our sin. The mission of believers should always be to break agreement with Satan, so in the end, they will not have to stand trial.
HEBREWS 10:26
If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of truth, no sacrifice for sin is left but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
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