MORNING MANNA 11-19-25
THANKFUL FOR PRISON AND FLEAS
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
May the following story from the book “The Hiding Place” by Corrie ten Boom help us to truly give thanks to God in every thing.
Corrie tells a story when she and her sister Betsie were at Ravensbruck death camp during the Holocaust. They were imprisoned for hiding Jews from the Gestapo and thrown in the women’s section. Once they were in there they quickly found out it was infested with fleas. Corrie was horrified, but Betsie said that they must follow scripture, “In every thing give thanks”. Later they found out the guards would not enter their prison dorm because of the fleas. After this realization they held Bible studies and led many women to Christ!
Next time we are “in” even a terrifying situation, let’s stop and ponder how God can bring about greater things than we could ever imagine.
“In every thing give thanks”
