1 John 2:1- “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”
Though Satan accuses the brethren night and day (Rev. 12:10), Jesus Christ is at the Father’s throne acting as the believer’s Advocate. Jesus is our perfect Defense Attorney that answers the fierce accusations of the Devil by pointing to His finished work of redemption on our behalf.
Carefully read the words of this poem entitled ‘My Advocate’ written by Martha Snell Nicholson that points to the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrificial death on the Cross as the basis for the believer’s right standing before God.
“I sinned. And straightway, posthaste, Satan flew
Before the presence of the most High God,
And made a railing accusation there.
He said, “This soul, this thing of clay and sod,
Has sinned. ‘Tis true that he has named Thy Name,
But I demand his death, for Thou has said,
‘The soul that sinneth, it shall die.’
Shall not Thy sentence be fulfilled? Is justice dead?’
Send now this wretched sinner to his doom.
What other thing can righteous ruler do?”
And thus he did accuse me day and night,
And every word he spoke, O God, was true!
Then quickly One rose up from God’s right hand,
Before whose glory angels veiled their eyes.
He spoke, “Each jot and tittle of the law
Must be fulfilled; the guilty sinner dies!
But wait—suppose his guilt were all transferred
To Me, and that I paid his penalty!
Behold My hands, My side, My feet! One day
I was made sin for him, and died that he
Might be presented faultless at Thy throne!”
And Satan fled away. Full well he knew
That he could not prevail against such love,
For every word my dear Lord spoke was true!”
Glory to God!
