Tramp for the Lord

Tramp for the Lord by Corrie ten Boom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Corrie Ten Boom and her family were an amazing people. The hide Jews in their home until the were caught and were send to a concentration camp, Ravensbruck. This is where her sister dies. Corrie was eventually released from this prison and spent the rest of her life preaching the gospel.

Please find below several quotes from the book.

My life is but a weaving, between my God and me,
I do not choose the colors, He worketh steadily,
Oftimes He weaveth sorrow, and I in foolish pride,
Forget He sees the upper, and I the underside.
Not till the loom is silent, and shuttles cease to fly,
Will God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why.
Will God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful in the skillful Weaver’s hand,
As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned. ~Anonymous

Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown. ~Corrie Ten Boom

What I spent, I had; what I saved, I lost; what I gave, I have. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

. . . the deepest darkness is outshone by the light of Jesus. ~Corrie Ten Boom

God does not fill with His Holy Spirit those who believe in the fullness of the Spirit, or those who desire Him, but those who obey Him. ~Corrie Ten Boom

Down in the human heart, crush’d by the tempter,
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness
Chords that were broken will vibrate once more. ~Franny J. Crosby

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. ~Corrie Ten Boom

Someone once asked my opinion of the missionaries in a certain country. My answer was, “They have given all, but they have not taken all. They have given homeland, time, money, luxury, and more; but they have not taken all of the boundless resources of God’s promises. ~Corrie Ten Boom

Our fight is not against a physical army, a political party, an atheistic organization – or anything like that. Our fight is against organizations and powers that are spiritual. ~Corrie Ten Boom

You see, you never touch so much the ocean of God’s love as when you love your enemies. ~Corrie Ten Boom

O love of God, how deep and great,
Far deeper than man’s deepest hate. ~Corrie Ten Boom

I would much rather be the trusting child of a rich Father, than a beggar at the door of worldly men. ~Corrie Ten Boom

The valley of the shadow of death holds no darkness for the child of God. There must be light, else there could be no shadow. Jesus is the Light. He has overcome death. ~Dwight Moody

To travel through the desert with others, to suffer thirst, to find a spring, to drink of it, and not tell the others that they may be spared is exactly the same as enjoying Christ and not telling others about Him. ~Corrie Ten Boom

Then I picked up my Bible and said, “It is the same with this Book. If you try to analyze it as a book of science or even a book of theology, you cannot be nourished by it. Like chocolate, it is to be eaten and enjoyed, not picked apart bit by bit.” ~Corrie Ten Boom

“When I was a little girl,” I said, “I want to my father and said, “Daddy, I am afraid that I will never be strong enough to be a martyr for Jesus Christ.” “Tell me,” Father said, “when you take a train trip from Haarlem to Amsterdam, when do I give you the money for the ticket? “That is right,” my father said, “and so it is with God’s strength. Our wise Father in heaven knows when you are going to need things too. Today you do not need the strength to be a martyr; but as soon as you are called upon for the honor of facing death for Jesus, He will supply the strength you need – just in time.” ~Corrie Ten Boom

There’s a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar.
For the Father waits over the way,
To prepare us a dwelling place there.
In the sweet by and by, we shall meet on that beautiful shore,
In the sweet by and by, we shall meet on that beautiful shore. ~Sanford Fillmore Bennett

“You are not called to convince anyone,” he said. “You are simply called to be an open channel for the Spirit of God to flow through. You can never be anything else, even though you may think so at times. Follow the pathway of obedience, let the Word of God do its own work, and you will be used by God far beyond your own powers.” ~Corrie Ten Boom

Happiness is not dependent on happenings, but on relationship in the happenings. ~Corrie Ten Boom

God does not take away from us. He might ask us to turn our backs on something, or someone, we should not have. God never takes away, however; God gives. If I reach out and take someone for myself and the Lord steps in between, that does not mean God takes. Rather it means He is protecting us from someone we should not have because He has a far greater purpose for our lives. ~Corrie Ten Boom

When she enters the beautiful city
And the saved all around her appear,
Many people around will tell her:
It was you that invited me here. ~Author Unknown

All believers will enjoy and be challenged by this book!

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