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Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.”
You
know, it takes a lot of faith on God to keep on thanking Him for victory over
many things. It is easy to live in a thankless world and we can find many
reasons to complain. Even in the worst of times, reading different stories of
what others went through often touch my heart to realize that my problem were
small compare to what others went through. Here is one story that I want to
share something that I have never thought of.
A
story of Corrie Ten Boom who wrote in her autobiography about herself and her
sister Betsie. Both of the sisters went through horrible time in a Nazi
concentration camp in 1940’s. On one special time when they came to the line
for inspection, Corrie and Betsie were forced to take off their clothes. Corrie
stood in line feeling defiled and forsaken.
Then
suddenly, she remembered that Jesus was on the cross, naked. That thought
brought a strong impression on Corrie with wonder and worship, so Corrie whispered
to her sister, “Betsie, they took off His clothes, too.” Betsie gasped and
said, “Oh, Corrie, … and I never thanked Him.” [Some
revised from RBC, Daily Bread]
That
touched my heart to realize that Christ had been naked on the cross. Yes, many pictures
and movies often shows that covering of the private part was because of our
culture. This may be the reason why we don’t realized that in reality, anyone
on the cross during the Roman’s time, they stripped the person completely naked
. . .
Corrie
and Betsie thanked God for their being naked during inspection time and Holy
Spirit gave them victory to overcome their shame when they thought of Christ
being naked, too. Doesn’t that make you realized that your problems compare to
this . . . ohhh, what could I say? “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1Cor. 15:57). Here’s a song of thanking
the Father for Jesus.
Song: There Is a Redeemer
Thank
You, oh, my Father, for giving us Your Son,
And
leaving Your Spirit ‘til the work on earth is done.
There
is a Redeemer, Jesus, God’s own Son;
Precious
Lamb of God, Messiah, Holy One.
Chorus:
Thank
You, oh, my Father, for giving us Your Son,
And
leaving Your Spirit ‘til the work on earth is done.
When
I stand in glory, I will see His face;
There
I’ll serve my King forever in that holy place.
Chorus:
Thank
You, oh, my Father, for giving us Your Son,
And
leaving Your Spirit ‘til the work on earth is done.
(Melody Green, Sing His
Praise)
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