OUR DEFENSE LAWYER

Proverbs 18:17

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

It is generally understood of judicial affairs, that the first person that opens a cause is very apt to prejudice the judge and court in his favour, The responsibility of a judge is therefore to judge righteous judgments and not to give undue justification to this first complainant for in time, another person will come with a version of events that will cast doubts on the testimony of the first.

Aside from the legal system, there is also what has been coined the ‘court of public opinion’. This is something akin to gossip. It is the opinion people develop on issues and people by listening to the verbal vomit of self-righteous hot-air powered hype-filled arguments of gossipers, self-appointed wise-men, judges, talk-show hosts, etc…. We should never, and this is very important, we should never endorse a judgment against someone if that other person is not present, and given his basic right to defend himself with his side of the picture. We ourselves are dependant on this system, so we should extend to others the same mercy that is granted us.

We are in constant court of Law before the Almighty. The enemy loves to go to the Father in legal terms and constantly accuse us. Satan’s arguments against us are logical and bathed in a sense of incomparably sound justice. Sad to say, since we are guilty of disobedience towards God, these arguments are also right;

But thanks to the Almighty, we have a Defense Lawyer who does not judge by the seeing of the eye nor by the hearing of the ear, but He judges righteous judgments (Isaiah 11). He also remembers that we are but dust and that we need help in fulfilling the best of our endeavors and commitments to obey. He has therefore made an out of court settlement or ‘covenant’ that absolves His people from guilt on the accounts of His own earned merits. The legal fees are also paid in full, and He never ceases to pray/intercede for us in front of the Father/Judge of the universe. His Name is Yeshua Hamashiach, and if you know him, He is your defense lawyer too.