Just a few minutes after midnight on Sunday morning, Casey
Anthony left jail as a free woman. The protestors holding signs and yelling at
her are not the only upset people; across the world people have been demanding
to know how this could have happened.
On July 5th, after only a few hours of
deliberation, the jury came back with their decision. On the count of 1st
degree murder of her two year old daughter, they found Casey not guilty. She
was also found not guilty on the lesser charges of aggravated child abuse and
aggravated manslaughter.
No matter what you think of Casey or her case, there was
something profound that happened in that Orlando courtroom. We will probably
never know the details of how her daughter died, but we do know that Casey was
involved, at least in the cover up and hiding of the body (her defense admitted
as much in their opening remarks). So this women who did something terrible was
declared not guilty, and she can never be punished for those crimes.
As believers, we might get upset and think justice has not
been served. But we need to stop and remind ourselves how that is exactly what
God has done for us. We were so obviously guilty, but because of the sacrifice
of Jesus on the cross, we may be declared not guilty on all charges, and we can
never be punished for those crimes.
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ
Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
Romans 8:1
Romans 8:1
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