What’s Your Plea?

In law, a “plea” is the defendant’s answer to a charge in a court of law, especially one stating that he or she is guilty or not guilty. Defence attorneys typically instruct their clients to say, “not guilty” irrespective of their guilt.

Saying “Not guilty” in law isn’t the same thing as “I’m innocent”; it’s just the accused way of telling the prosecution to prove his/her guilt without the accused's help!

Such a declaration would be untenable, however, in the court of Heaven considering that the accused is aware the Judge (God) is omniscient and would have no difficulty proving their guilt.

Job 9:2-3 says “how can a mortal be declared righteous to God? If he wished to debate with God, he wouldn’t be able to answer one question in a thousand.” (GW).

This is a fact that many, including believers, fail to understand. When they sin, they resort to all sorts of solutions.

Some claim comparisons, insisting that at least they’re not as bad as others.

Some defiantly resist the notion of accountability to an arbitrary Creator somewhere, and act as if their denial automatically absolves their guilt.

Still others, especially god-fearing ones, impose on themselves some sort of punishment for their sins. They try to do some sort of penance. They punish themselves, or expect/accept punishment for their wrongdoing.

Robert Lowry’s hymn, however, clearly spells out the scriptural response to the Believer’s guilt:

For my cleansing this my plea

Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

1Jn 2:1,2 calls Jesus our “Advocate”; and in the court of Heaven, your advocate has only one advice for you: “PLEA THE BLOOD”.

“for without the shedding of blood there is neither release from sin and its guilt nor the remission of the due and merited punishment for sins.” (Heb 9:22 AMP).

           

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN