In Her Book, The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom ...

In Her Book, The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom ... PRO

Contributed by Michael Cassara on Sep 8, 2001 (message contributor)

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Scripture: Philippians 4:4-5, Romans 8:28, Psalms 33:10-11, Job 42:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (view more) (view less)

Tags: Joy, Ship, Peanuts, Captain, God In The Hardships, God's Omniscience (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In her book, THE HIDING PLACE, Corrie Ten Boom relates an incident that taught her to be thankful for things we normally would not be thankful for. She and her sister, Betsy, prisoners of the Nazis, had just been transferred to the worst prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the barracks, they found them extremely overcrowded and infested with fleas. Their Scripture reading from their smuggled Bible that morning in 1 Thessalonians had reminded them to rejoice always, pray constantly, and give thanks in all circumstances. Betsy told Corrie to stop and thank the Lord for every detail of their new living quarters. Corrie at first flatly refused to give thanks for the fleas, but Betsy persisted. Corrie finally agreed to somehow thank God for even the fleas.

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Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Job 42:2, Philippians 4:4-5, Psalms 33:10-11, Romans 8:28

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