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Let us learn this lesson from Nehemiah: you never lighten the load unless first you have felt the pressure in your own soul. You are never used of God to bring blessing until God has opened your eyes and made you see things as they are.

Alan Redpath

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Alan Redpath
Age: 81 †
Born: 1907
Born: January 1
Died: 1989
Died: January 1
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