Monday, July 29, 2002
Monday, July 29, 2002
I kept my faith, even when I said, "I am greatly afflicted"
Corrie's father looked at her tenderly and said, "Corrie, dear, when your father says he will
send you to the store tomorrow, does he give the money to you today? No, he gives it to you
when you are ready to go to the store. And if you are going on a train trip and need money for
a ticket, does your father give you the money when we decide you may take the trip? No. He
gives it to you when you are at the depot, all ready to buy your ticket. Corrie, God treats us the
same way. He doesn't give you the faith until you need it. When you do need it. He will
certainly give it to you."
(Psalm 116.10
NRSV)
The late Corrie ten Boom told the story of how as a child she went to her father and said:
"Papa, I don't think I have the faith to handle real trouble. I don't know what I'd do if you
should die. I don't think I have the faith that some people have to face trouble."
Dear Jesus, thank you for teaching me about faith and for giving it to me when I really need it.
Amen.
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