Many Christians risked and gave their lives opposing the evils of Hitler’s Holocaust. One of the best-known of these was Corrie ten Boom. She and her family saved some eight hundred Jews from death camps by concealing them in the “hiding place” behind the wall in Corrie’s bedroom. Eventually, the ten Boom family was betrayed to the Gestapo. Corrie’s father and sister both died in prison, but Corrie survived and traveled around the world telling a story of faith and courage that has challenged many. She once said, “When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.”
Dr. Paul Chappell wrote:”Despite what some prominent preachers like to say, God does not promise us that everything is going to go well and things will always turn out the way we think they should. There will be dark times when we cannot see the way forward and don’t know where to go. The truth is, whether I can see the way clearly or not, God can. He revealed this facet of His nature to the prophet Isaiah, describing Himself as, “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure” (Isaiah 46:10).
Years ago, a son went to his father, disturbed about how the book he was reading would turn out. His favorite character was in jeopardy, and he was afraid. “Don’t worry,” his father advised, “I’ve read the whole book, and it turns out fine.” God is in control of your life, and it will work out according to His plan He hasn’t just read the Book, He wrote it!–No matter how dark your surroundings and circumstances may be, you can have complete faith in God.”
