and stood on a level place

I don't know what the balance is, since I'm always seeking it. And the thing is, that balance is being sought by everyone throughout the OT and NT. The struggle is to find the balance between justice and mercy. Justice demands penalty for sin -- the reason for the cross. Mercy demands freedom from penalty -- the reason for the cross.

I try to find that balance here. You get plenty of the mercy, I think. Reminders of your identity in Him -- that you can be close; that you can have the drawing close despite your failings; that you, that you are weptover. And there's certainly the justice here, with the Lake of Fire references and the mocking of the fools.

Sure the weeks, months tip one way or the other, but it is really difficult walking on seesaws.