THINKING ABOUT READING "THE HIDING PLACE"?

As a part of the christianaudio Reviewer’s Program I would like to recommend this Hovel Audio recording of The Hiding Place. You can purchase this unabridged reading from christianaudio.com.

Bernadette Dunne does an outstanding job reading. She will hold your attention from start to finish.

Set in pre/during/post-World War II, it is an exciting true story of a simple family who used their own home as a hiding place for the Jews during the German occupation of Holland. The Jews, considered enemies of the new German run government, were recognized by the ten Boom family as the “apple of God’s eye”.

In my opinion God Himself, the true hiding place, is the main character. His providential presence is seen in every aspect of this story. God’s love and forgiveness of man and man’s love and forgiveness for man is the theme of this story. That message is illustrated in the lives of Corrie ten Boom (the author) and her sister Betsy, as well as others.

While still in Ravensbrück (a concentration camp), a pit of despair and evil, dying Betsy said to Corrie, “Must tell people what we have learned here. We must tell them that there is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still.” This became Corrie ten Boom’s message in the years after her release from the concentration camp.

How would you live if faced with possible imprisonment or even execution? Would you forgive the informants who caused you to be arrested? How about the guards? This story will challenge you to question the depth of your faith, love, and forgiveness.

ARE YOU STANDING ON THE RIGHT FOUNDATION?

I have been listening to "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom. In one part, the family had to tell Corrie's aunt, Tante Jans, her tuberculosis was at the final stage. This was a sure death sentence. Her aunt's response surprised the family. Upon hearing this news, she covered her face with her hands. They tried to encourage her, by reminding her, of the many good works that she could bring before the Lord. But, she burst out with,

"Empty! Empty! How can we bring anything to God? Does He care for our little tricks and trinkets?" And then as we listened in disbelief, She lowered her hands and with tears still coursing down her face whispered, "Dear Jesus I thank you that we must come with empty hands. I thank you that you have done all, all on the Cross, and that all we need in life or death is to be sure of this."

This is not meant to be a discouragement to good works. If your hope and faith are in God and His Son, then you were "created in Christ Jesus for good works". Tante Jans probably would not have lived her life any differently. What she realized at the moment of hearing her physical death sentence, I can add nothing to what Jesus has done in respect to my salvation.

JESUS did "All on the Cross". "All we need in life or death is to be sure of this."

Are you sure of this?