Is God Your Savior or Your Judge

I was in Bible study this morning and the speaker asked the question, "Is God your Savior or your judge?" I have spent most of the morning thinking about this question. God is my savior because he provided his son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for my sins. It is only through Jesus that I know I will have eternal life in heaven. But the Bible also says that we will sit before the judgement seat of Christ and he will measure out the works that we have done in this life to determine our reward in heaven. Doesn't that make God both my savior and my judge?
I know that I already have been given the gift of eternity because I accepted the amazing gift of the blood of Jesus. There is nothing that I can do that can earn my salvation, but I can do good works here on earth to bring glory to God. That is, after all, what he has asked us all to do. Every time I serve the poor, help the hungry, or visit someone who is ill, I am spreading the love of Christ and storing up treasures in heaven. I love my savior, I have an amazing respect for my judge and what he has asked me to do. Thank you God for being my savior and for allowing me to know that you will be my judge, so that I can do good works for you now and celebrate them later in heaven.