Recently I got a speeding ticket. (No surprise to those of you who know me well.) In order to have the ticket erased from my record and not appear on my insurance rates, I had to go to court. It turned out to be a fascinating experience.
The room was complete with a judge's bench and a baliff. A woman actually said, "all rise" and said something about "God save" the city, which I thought was interesting. In walked a grandfather of a man, a judge with a calm demeanor and pleasant smile.
Each of us to appear before the judge was required walk up to the front of the room, stand about a foot or so from the bench, and state our name. Then, the judge would read aloud our offense (yes, everyone got to hear that I was speeding) and ask us what our plea was. Non-guilty got you another court date. Guilt got you driving school (which I will be attending tonight).
Seems simple, doesn't it? I thought so. But I guess others thought there was option #3—explain to the judge your situation and maybe, just maybe, he'll give you a free ride. I guess that was the thought, because person after person began to explain why they were speeding or why they didn't REALLY run the stop sign or why they thought they had insurance or how time just slipped away and they let their registration lapse.
Listening to each story, I thought to myself, "Why are you telling him all of that? He doesn't want to know. He just wants your plea."
He was a nice man, and I'm sure he could sympathize with their stories. But he couldn't change the law. In fact, at one point he said, "I don't have any room for leniency with this law."
Standing in front of the judge declaring my guilt reminded me of Advent. The Judge, loving His children with an everlasting love, provided a way for you and I to experience mercy instead of judgment. The judgment fell on Christ thirty-three years after His birth.
And just like all of the people tried to explain their guilt away with excuses, lots of people do the same today, not realizing that the judgment has already been executed if they'd be willing to accept the gift.
We are all guilty, but Advent is the hope of innocence restored. That's the greatest message we can offer those around us, those teen girls who need to know that no matter what they've done, there is a Savior who wants to declare them "not guilty."
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