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Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such great meaning.

Corrie Ten Boom

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Corrie Ten Boom
Age: 90 †
Born: 1892
Born: April 15
Died: 1983
Died: April 15
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Autobiographer
Resistance Fighter
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom
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Prison
Meaning
Freedom

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The devil smiles when we are up to our ears in work, but he trembles when we pray.
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Oh, this was the great ploy of Satan in that kingdom of his: to display such blatant evil one could almost believe one's own secret sin didn't matter.
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When He tells us to love our enemies He gives, along with the command, the love itself.
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Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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When we are on the beach we only see a small part of the ocean. However, we know that there is much more beyond the horizon. We only see a small part of God's great love, a few jewels of His great riches, but we know that there is much more beyond the horizon. The best is yet to come, when we see Jesus face-to-face.
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God can give a straight blow with a crooked stick.
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I would much rather be the trusting child of a rich Father, than a beggar at the door of worldly men.
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God buries our sins in the depths of the sea and then puts up a sign that reads, No fishing.
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Love is larger than the walls which shut it in.
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Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
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You know, eternal life does not start when we go to heaven. It starts the moment you reach out to Jesus. He never turns His back on anyone. And He is waiting for you.
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