“Prayer is either the steering wheel of your life or your spare tire.”
– Corrie Ten Boom

Corrie Ten Boom, the author of the Hiding Place, suffered much at the hands of Nazi thugs. Imprisoned in the brutal SS concentration camps she lost her sister Betsy, and the rest of her family. Her Christian faith dictated that she be willing to sacrifice her life for the Jewish people, so she and her family were part of the network that sought to give a “Hiding place” to God’s covenant people. When discovered, they were punished and sent to the brutal camps.

After the war, rather than sulking in obscurity licking her wounds and nursing resentments; Corrie turned instead to traveling the war ravaged nations with a message of God’s forgiveness and grace. Even some of her former captors came to faith and found the forgiveness that only Christ can offer. In Corrie’s case it is obvious that what some meant for evil against her, God turned too good to bring about much salvation.

Corrie’s simple homespun manner connected with people, and her simple message born out of deep personal suffering resonated as truth. God’ used her in a mighty way.

This reminds me, as Corrie once said: “There is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still.” No matter how deep the pit may feel that you have fallen into- God’s grace is there with you in it and has strength to take you through it- Look to Him- Our Rock and our Redeemer!

Because of grace,
Tim

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