The following few verses are so powerful, yet for some reason so under quoted.

Ezekiel 33:11
“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways!”

Basically, what it is saying is that God does not wish for us to die without him at the center of our lives!
Yes, he is a just and righteous God, and because of this, he must punish the wicked (because if he didn’t how would we be able to trust him with anything he says??)!

Here we see how God is almost pleading with us, begging us to turn from our wickedness so that we can rejoice in him (through the death and resurrection of His son), and not perish on the day of judgment.

When the God of creation comes and asks us to turn away from our wickedness, and live a righteous and holy life so that he doesn’t have to destroy us, we know know that we serve a awesome God!

The best part is, all we have to do is accept His gift of life! That is it!

We truly serve an awesome God!