God's Answers to prayer
I know many people who trust the Lord for their eternal safety,but
they have no faith for the cares of every day.They would find easy to
die ,for they know God has promised them a mansion in heaven .In
fact,some of them would like to die ,just to escape this world.They
have no faith for
today-just for tomorrow.They do not see that their daily problems are
the material from which Lord Jesus builds His miracles.
When I was in German concentration camp at Ravensbrunk,one bitter
winter morning I woke up with a bad cold.My nose was running.Back in
Holland I would have been able to adjust to a cold,because I would
have a tissue or a hankie to blow my nose.But in the concentration
camp,and with out a hankie,I felt I could not stand it.
"Well,why don't you pray for a hankie?"Betsie asked.
I started to laugh.There we were with the world falling apart around
us.We were locked in a camp where thousands of people were being
executed each week,being beaten to death,or put through unbearable
suffering -and Betsie suggests I pray for a hankie!If I were to pray
for any thing ,it would be for something big,not something little,
likethat.
But before I could object ,Betsie began to pray,"Father,in the name of
Jesus I now pray for a hankie for Corrie,because she has a bad cold."
I shook my head and walked way.Very shortly after,I was standing by
the window when I heard someone call my name.I looked out and spotted
out a friend of mine,another prisoner ,who worked in the hospital.
"Here you are,"she said in matter-of-fact tone."Take it.I bring you a
little present."
I opened the little parcel,and inside was the handkerchief!I could
hardly believe my eyes ."How did you know?Did Betsie tell you ?Did you
know I have cold ?"
She shrugged ."I know nothing .I was busy sewing handkerchiefs out of
an old piece of sheet,and there was a voice in my heart saying,"Take a
hankie to Corrie ten Boom."So,there is your gift.From God.
That pocket handkerchief was made from an old piece of sheet,was a
message from heaven to me.It told me that there is a Hevenly Father
who hears,even if one of His children on this little planet prays for
a tiny little thing like a hankie .Not only does He hear,but He speaks
to other of His children and says,"Bring a hankie to Corrie ten Boom."
Why should I worry ,When I can pray?We are God's children -His own children.
-Corrie ten Boom.