God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
True zeal is kind. It melts in your mouth. It goes down easy. Yes, it may have to drive moneychangers from the temple now and then. But the zeal of Jesus always asks, “In kindness, how can I make this as easy on everyone as possible, even at cost to myself?”
Ray Ortlund
Bible – Greek OT (Septuagint/LXX) James Chapter 3:1-18.