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“To enter a business career, to study for any profession, to go to the uttermost part of the earth to preach the gospel, to enter the ministry, to begin to teach a Sunday school class–says Alan Redpath–to do any service for God without regard for what may be the will of God, without understanding the real principles of Christian service, is not only foolish but sinful.
Since the Book of Nehemiah, the account of the lifework of one of the greatest characters in the Bible, is perhaps the classic of the whole Bible on personal service for God, Dr. Redpath has gone to Nehemiah to find for himself and all other Christians the principles of Christian service. He discovers that before Nehemiah was called to build the wall, he first had to weep over the ruins. So, too, every Christian, says Dr. Redpath, must despair over the ruins in human hearts and in the world to develop real determination and dedication for Christian service.
Continuing the comparison, Dr. Redpath guides the reader to “victorious Christian service” from Nehemiah’s example that every real work for God must begin at home, of how to face opposition from without and discouragement from within, and concluding that behind and beyond Nehemiah is the reality of Christ calling His people to His service. For young and old seeking to find the sphere of service which their Heavenly Father has planned for them–in fact for all those who would be Christian–this book is a challenge and guide to the truly successful life.”
