2 Corinthians 5:11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.
Blackaby points out one of the most dangerous trends in today's Christianity, which is presenting "a loving and nonthreatening image of God to nonbelievers in the hope that Christianity will be more appealing to them." Yes, He is a friend that sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24), and we are His adopted children (Ephesians 1:5, Romans 8:17), but God also judges sin and holds us accountable for our actions. As a result "each of us (will) receive what is due us for the things we have done while in the body, good or bad." (2 Corinthians 5:10)
Blackaby's focus in today's devotion is to encourage an individual awareness of God's "awesome holiness". He encourages the believer to "take time to meditate upon the awesome holiness of God and allow the Holy Spirit to instill into your life a proper reverence of the almighty God." He is not encouraging us to become condemners in other's lives.
God loves, but He also disciplines. God forgives, but He also portions out just desserts.
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