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the planing knife upon our quivering hearts until the roughness and
irregularities are removed and we are fitted for our proper places in
the heavenly building. Through tribulation and distress the Christian
becomes purified and strengthened, and develops a character after the
model that Christ has given. The influence of a true, godly life cannot
be measured. It reaches beyond the immediate circle of home and
friends, shedding a light that wins souls to Jesus.
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