Psalm 103:11-12

For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers. As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.

God’s love is a complete, covering, perfect, merciful, and unfailing love. His love “towers” (NET) over His followers. We are in drastic error when we think about God as a ruler who can’t wait for the chance to punish us when we do something wrong. Perfect justice is part of who God is, and His sense of justice includes great mercy in Christ. Make no mistake, for those who reject the truth of the Word and do not believe in Christ, eternal torment is their future, and Jesus will be their righteous judge. Reconciliation with God is a gift. All the work to justify us before God is accomplished on the cross! Transgression has been dealt with at the cross, and we are free to believe in Jesus and imperfectly work out our salvation, because His grace is able to reach farther than our transgressions ever could.