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> [“But this is just how the Lord delights to work--taking the sidelined and the overlooked and giving them quietly pivotal roles in the unfolding of redemptive history.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dane-c-ortlund/but-this-is-just-how-the-lord-delights-to-work-taking-the-sidelined/)

Dane C. Ortlund

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## More by Dane C. Ortlund

> [“But this is just how the Lord delights to work--taking the sidelined and the overlooked and giving them quietly pivotal roles in the unfolding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dane-c-ortlund/but-this-is-just-how-the-lord-delights-to-work-taking-the-sidelined/)

Dane C. Ortlund

> [“He eagerly suffered for us when we were failing, as orphans. Will he cross his arms over our failures now that we are his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dane-c-ortlund/he-eagerly-suffered-for-us-when-we-were-failing-as-orphans-will-he/)

Dane C. Ortlund

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