The well known survivor of Nazi concentration camps by God's grace, Corrie Ten Boom writes in her book titled, "A Prisoner and yet..."
While being imprisoned at Vught prison camp by Nazis, the women of Harlem (A town in Holland from where Corrie Ten Boom hails from) used to sing the following song under their pressing conditions:
While being imprisoned at Vught prison camp by Nazis, the women of Harlem (A town in Holland from where Corrie Ten Boom hails from) used to sing the following song under their pressing conditions:
"We never let our courage fall,
We hold our heads up high.
They never, never will prevail,
No matter how they try.
Onward we press, our word is 'yes',
Heads up, you women of Vught, heads up."
We hold our heads up high.
They never, never will prevail,
No matter how they try.
Onward we press, our word is 'yes',
Heads up, you women of Vught, heads up."
Their faith in the living God is the source of their confidence to sing the above song under such a horrible in-human treatment by Nazis. What an assurance of peace it is to know that the Joy of the Lord is indeed our strength as we go through the pressures of life and fight against the principalities of this dark world. It is in such circumstances as these that the character of christ is formed in us.
Unless the seed dies, it cannot produce the hundred fold fruit; No pain, no gain; Gold is purified by Fire; There is no shortcut for building a christ like character in us. We ought to learn to accept the trails and tribulations with joy. Remember, God doesn't make mistakes, He is in control of every thing that happens. We may not understand, but lets have the courage to believe in His sovereignity.
Unless the seed dies, it cannot produce the hundred fold fruit; No pain, no gain; Gold is purified by Fire; There is no shortcut for building a christ like character in us. We ought to learn to accept the trails and tribulations with joy. Remember, God doesn't make mistakes, He is in control of every thing that happens. We may not understand, but lets have the courage to believe in His sovereignity.
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