Our Advocate

“My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.” 1 John 2:1

In the heavenly courtroom, before God the Father who is holy and just stands your advocate, Jesus Christ the righteous. Night and day Satan accuses you before God. God the Father cannot look upon your sin for He knows that your sin would return a guilty verdict every single time, so he appointed an advocate who would represent you before his throne. 

God gave us his only Son who would live as we live, who would suffer temptation, persecution and abuse. He sent his Son who would die in our place that we might escape condemnation. Paul writes in his letter to the Roman church: “Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.” 

Satan accuses, but Jesus, your advocate, is pleading for you. He pleads for you with his own blood. He covers you with his robe of righteousness and when God the Father looks at you in the courtroom of heaven, he no longer sees your sin, he just sees Jesus.