God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
When I regarded God as a tyrant, I thought my sin a trifle, but when I knew Him to be my Father, then I mourned that I could ever have kicked against Him.
C.H. Spurgeon
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