It is when we take a leap into the hands of our Mighty God which is the truest of all hiding places – that we experience and are exercising faith. In my own life, I have always looked for the “certain” and “sure” things but these are not the things that faith are made of. She survived and continued her work as a missionary who constantly listened to God’s Voice and spread His Gospel wherever she went. They were eventually discovered and sent to the concentration camps and even there she did God’s work to change the lives of so many people. She and her family were part of an underground operation that hid Jews during World War II. These words are quoted from Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch woman whom God used to change the trajectory of so many people’s lives. Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. Oh Lord, please let it be that I fade away from myself so that I can only see You. It is a mystery of God that I cannot understand – The idea that He can change my heart and my mind is as amazing as the stone being rolled away from the tomb. Most of all, I pray that I soon am unaware of myself and only concentrated on God and His people. There needs to be less of me and more of Him. I must set aside my own self, my selfishness, my pride. There is nothing that is under my power because all my strengths are granted from God and only when I am willing to be weak. The services, prayer time, reading, and scripture have all reminded me yet again that I am simply nothing in comparison to my mighty and amazing God. This weekend I also re-read Corrie Ten Boom’s journey as penned in The Hiding Places. Each day representing a significant event in Jesus’ journey toward the ultimate sacrifice. This weekend I have been taking in the Easter events: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
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