Deuteronomy 32:3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
It is of critical importance that we cultivate a balanced understanding of God, especially as He is scheduled to do strange things upon the earth as we near the brink of eternity. The perspective of A God of grace alone would eventually lead persons to take His love for granted.
This in turn will cause persons to presume upon His, goodness, with the thought that He’ll never call us to account. On the other hand, the perspective of A God of strict justice and no mercy, will drive some folks to serve Him out of fear, and when this is the case, a robotic form of obedience, without any joy or delight becomes the sad lot of those who harbor this view.
Both unbalanced views could cause individuals to stumble, and both perspectives are actively used by devils to try to distort the knowledge of God in the minds of millions. Thus, when Isaiah predicts that darkness shall cover the earth, unbalanced views of God form the bulk of what the prophet is referring to.
Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!