BECAUSE WE WERE HERE!
Corrie ten Boom believed that those who had suffered the effects of war, imprisonment, harsh treatment, cruelty, illness, and the loss of loved ones would believe her message that, “no pit was so deep that He is not deeper still”. WHY?
I think she knew they would believe her because she experienced the same treatment they had. She had been there and despite the harsh treatment she received, she could still love and forgive her enemy because Her God did it for her first. Therefore, she had the privilege and opportunity to experience just some of what her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ suffered for her. She was proud to share it with others if it helped them reach the same conclusion she had. God is under us holding us up; so never think your pit is too deep,” …He is deeper still.”
Thank you, Betsie!
HOW ABOUT YOU?
There is something so endearing when people allow themselves to be vulnerable by sharing their pain and struggles and ultimately what God revealed in its purpose!
John and Elizabeth Sherrill, the co-authors of The Hiding Place said it so beautifully in the preface of the book talking about the characters “…we wished these people were part of our own lives. And then, of course, we realized that they could be…”
God’s Word says it this way… (taken from Hebrews 11; as our name) These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. HEB 11:39-40
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. HEB 12:1
THE HIDING PLACE by Corrie ten Boom with John and Elizabeth Sherrill. Chosen Books Inc., Chappaqua, New York.
Corrie Ten Boom
I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR PEN
