When He tells us to love our enemies He gives, along with the command, the love itself. It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts. Surely there is no more wretched sight that the human body unloved and uncared for. » Corrie Ten Boomĭear Jesus…how foolish of me to have called for human help when You are here. When you are covered by His wings, it can get pretty dark. » Corrie Ten Boomĭon’t bother to give God instructions just report for duty. If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.
Happiness isn’t something that depends on our surroundings…It’s something we make inside ourselves. Oh, this was the great ploy of Satan in that kingdom of his: to display such blatant evil one could almost believe one’s own secret sin didn’t matter. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you. Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. You may never know that JESUS is all you need, until JESUS is all you have. » Corrie Ten BoomĪny concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden. Learn to see great things great and small things small. » Corrie Ten BoomĬhild, you have to learn to see things in the right proportions. Some knowledge is too heavy…you cannot bear it…your Father will carry it until you are able. No pit is so deep that God is not deeper still » Corrie Ten Boom In darkness God’s truth shines most clear. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible.-Each New Day » Corrie Ten Boom The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. She was a proficient writer who spoke with clarity about one of the most horrific time periods in history.What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul. Today, we want to not only share Corrie’s brilliant and miraculous story, but we also want to share parts of her wisdom. The ten Boom house has since become a museum that is “a living memorial to this family who lived as Christians through their obedience to God and experienced His grace every day.”Ĭorrie ten Boom has written many books detailing her experience and faith, the most popular being The Hiding Place, which tells the entire story of her family, their faith, and the grace of God. Her faith in God and the gospel never wavered and she even managed to bring a Bible into the concentration camps with her. Ten Boom has spoken in over 60 countries to advocate for healing and forgiveness. She later discovered that shortly after she was liberated from the camp, all the women in her age group were sent to the gas chambers.Ī post shared by Ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔａｎｔｉｓｍｕｓ ⛪️ the war was over, ten Boom created a rehabilitation center for both concentration camp survivors and former Nazi collaborators. Fifteen days after Betsie’s death, Corrie was released from Ravensbrück due to a clerical error. Betsie died on Decem, due to the inhumane conditions in the camp.
They ran to the hiding place and liberated the six Jews who had been hiding in silence for almost 48 hours.Ĭorrie was held in solitary confinement for three months until she and her sister, Betsie, were sent to the Herzogenbush political concentration camp, then Ravensbrück. Two double agent Dutch policemen were assigned to the house after the ten Booms were captured. The house was raided and Corrie and her family were captured, but none of the six people hiding in the secret room were found. On Febru, the Nazis were tipped off to the ten Booms’ involvement in the resistance. 800 people are estimated to have passed through the ten Boom house. The family ran drills regularly to ensure that if any danger came, they could hide their guests immediately. The ten Booms worked quickly to make a secret room attached to Corrie’s bedroom. A post shared by Gina White ten Boom family home, or the Beje house, became a refuge for Jews seeking shelter during World War II.
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