Corrie Ten Boom

"No, don't hate, Corrie..."

Excerpt:

While in a concentration camp in Germany, Betsie ten Boom was becoming frail. One day while doing heavy manual labor, she kindly said to her guard, “Don’t give me more to do than I am trying to do already, because I am not strong enough to lift these heavy parts.” The guard flashed back, “You don’t decide what you do. I decide.”

At that the guard brutally beat Betsie. Corrie ten Boom, her sister, watched and was enraged. When the guard left, Corrie went over to Betsie who now had blood all over her face. Betsie immediately said, “No, don’t hate, Corrie. You must love and forgive.”

Corrie knew that she was unable. That night she went for a walk and told the Lord that she could not forgive “that brutal woman.” The Lord reminded her of a Scripture, “God’s love had been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5) Corrie knew that what she was unable to do, the Lord, in her, was able to do.

She writes, “At that moment, when I was able to forgive, my hatred disappeared. What a liberation! Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. What a liberation when you can forgive.” ❤️✝️



Note: Forgiving someone who caused trauma does not condone their actions -- NOR does it mean allowing access. Forgiveness is a key that brings healing to your heart and keeps it clear from bitterness.

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"Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness."
—Corrie ten Boom

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Note: This does NOT condone abuse nor suggest a person remain in an abusive situation. Seek help ... to .

Forgiveness frees up the heart; your heart. This quote DOES encourage each person to put off the chains of bitterness and hatred. Forgive and move onward in Christ.

Life in the Concentration Camp:

A few days before Betsie died, while sleeping next to her sister in the cot they shared at Ravensbruck concentration camp, she said:

Betsie: "Are you awake, Corrie?"

Corrie: "Yes, you wakened me."

Betsie: "I had to. I need to tell you what God has said to me...Corrie, there is so much bitterness. We must tell them that the Holy Spirit will fill their hearts with God's love...we will travel the world bringing the gospel to all--our friends as well as our enemies."

Corrie: "To all the world? But that will take much money."

Bestie: "Yes, but God will provide. We must do nothing else but bring the gospel, and He will take care of us. After all, He owns the cattle on a thousand hills. If we need money, we will just ask the Father to sell a few cows."

Corrie: "What a privilege...to travel the world and be used by the Lord Jesus."

—Corrie ten Boom, Tramp For The Lord (excerpt)

"...God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us." Romans 5:5 (AMP)



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“I’ve experienced His Presence in the deepest darkest hell that men can create … I have tested the promises of the Bible, and believe me, you can count on them.”
—Corrie ten Boom



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"Don't be afraid ... read the last pages of the Bible: Jesus is Victor!"
—Corrie ten Boom

"But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you."
—Isaiah 43:1-2 ❤️

"In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might."
—Ephesians 6:10, AMP

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"I had to surrender my 'if only' to Jesus."
-Corrie ten Boom



"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
—Isaiah 55:8-9 ❤️

“There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still.”
—Corrie ten Boom

Be encouraged — You are loved by God. His mercy is NEW every morning!

"...'I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.'"
—Jeremiah 31:3

"The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness."
—Lamentations 3:22-23

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"With Jesus even in our darkest moments, the best remains, and the very best is yet to be."
—Corrie ten Boom

Be encouraged today -- LIFT up your eyes to Jesus! ❤️ As Corrie ten Boom often said, "Jesus is Victor!"

"In order to realize the worth of the anchor we need to feel the stress of the storm."
—Corrie ten Boom

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
—Joshua 1:9

Be strong and courageous.
God will see you through.
Trust in the Lord.

“We look at our sins by means of two influences:
A) Satan is an accuser of the saints (see Rev. 12:10). He shows us our sins and brings us to despair. He tells us that this is the way we are and that there is no hope of change for us.

B) The Holy Spirit shows us our sins in the blessed floodlight of the finished work of the Cross. He tells us Jesus died for these sins and bore the punishment and that He lives and is willing to make us more than conquerors. He [Jesus] cleanses us with His blood and gives us victory. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony (see Rev. 12:11).

✝️💕Jesus is the answer, and by the Holy Spirit we are able to close our ears to the accuser.”
—Corrie ten Boom, Clippings From My Notebook