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Speaker 1: Life Audio.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to the Crosswalk devotional. We are so glad to

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Speaker 2: have you listening with us here today. Today's topic is

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Speaker 2: about finding our hiding place in God. We will return

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Speaker 2: after a brief message from our sponsor. You are my

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Speaker 2: hiding place God, written by Vivian Bricker, read by Rochelle

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Speaker 2: Alberti Bible reading. You are my hiding place. You will

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Speaker 2: protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance,

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Speaker 2: Psalm thirty two seven. Corey Tinboom was a strong follower

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Speaker 2: of Jesus who lost everything to the Nazis. Her family

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Speaker 2: protected Jews from being taken to Nazi concentration camps by

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Speaker 2: hiding them. However, one day they were discovered. Corey, along

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Speaker 2: with her family, was taken to various jails and concentration camps.

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Speaker 2: Corey's father died in prison ten days after arriving, while

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Speaker 2: she and her sister Betsy were taken to Raveinsbrook concentration camp.

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Speaker 2: Betsy died while in Rabinsbrook, which severely affected Corey. The

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Speaker 2: two sisters were extremely close and relied on one another.

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Speaker 2: Corey was later released from Rabinsbrook by a happenstance which

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Speaker 2: was later discovered to be a clerical error. However, we

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Speaker 2: know this was God working in the situation. He was

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Speaker 2: setting Corey free from the concentration camp that had taken

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Speaker 2: so much from her. Upon returning home, Corey noted that

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Speaker 2: home didn't feel like home anymore. She was waiting for

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Speaker 2: Betsy or her father to show up, but they never did.

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Speaker 2: For many of us who have lost loved ones, we

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Speaker 2: know what this feels like. They have passed on and

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Speaker 2: we won't see them again until heaven. Throughout Kory's time

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Speaker 2: living under the Nazi regime, she never lost faith in Jesus.

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Speaker 2: She knew Christ was with her. Even to day, He

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Speaker 2: is still right beside us as we face our own battles.

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Speaker 2: Corey's book detailing her time under Nazi rule is called

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Speaker 2: The Hiding Place. This was connected to how they would

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Speaker 2: hide Jews in a special room in their home, which

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Speaker 2: doubled as their watch shop. While this room kept the

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Speaker 2: Jews safe, it was also God who was protecting them.

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Speaker 2: God is our figurative and literal hiding place. We might

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Speaker 2: not see it at present, However, when the time comes,

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Speaker 2: we will see his safety, protection and comfort intersecting faith

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Speaker 2: in life. The Bible speaks of God as our high place.

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Speaker 2: You are my hiding place. You will protect me from

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Speaker 2: trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance, Psalm thirty

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Speaker 2: two seven. David wrote this psalm knowing that God would

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Speaker 2: protect him from trouble and surround him with deliverance. Just

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Speaker 2: as God did this for David, he will do the

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Speaker 2: same for us. Even when you might think God is far,

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Speaker 2: he is near, Acts seventeen twenty seven. During dark times,

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Speaker 2: it can feel as though He is nowhere to be seen.

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Speaker 2: These feelings are valid, but we must understand that God

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Speaker 2: is greater than our feelings. We don't need to base

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Speaker 2: our knowledge of God on what we feel. Our feelings

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Speaker 2: may be inaccurate or misleading. Our feelings might tell us

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Speaker 2: that God will not protect us from harm, trouble, or struggle,

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Speaker 2: but we need to remember that He is our hiding place.

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Speaker 2: He will protect us and surround us with his grace.

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Speaker 2: Think about what you need to day and present it

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Speaker 2: to Him first Peter five seven. Do not feel afraid

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Speaker 2: to share your real feelings and the thoughts that are

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Speaker 2: pulling you away from Him. God knows life can get

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Speaker 2: hard and our faith can waver from time to time. However,

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Speaker 2: he doesn't want us straying away from him. He is

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Speaker 2: our hiding place where we can go and find safety, security,

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Speaker 2: and hope. Even if you feel weak and tired right now,

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Speaker 2: go to him. God walked Cory out of Ravensbrook, and

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Speaker 2: he will walk you out of this struggle ahead. I

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Speaker 2: have seen it in my own life, and you probably

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Speaker 2: have already seen it in yours too. Rely on God's

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Speaker 2: past faithfulness. When it seems like a prayer has not

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Speaker 2: been answered in a long time, he will answer your

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Speaker 2: prayers in time and surround you with songs of deliverance.

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Speaker 2: Zephy Andiah three seventeen. Is God currently your hiding place?

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Speaker 2: Why or why not? How can you build your trust

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Speaker 2: in God? Today? Further reading Psalm twenty eight one through nine,

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Speaker 2: Psalm thirty six five through nine, second Thessalonia's three three

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Speaker 2: through five. Thanks for listening to today's devotional.

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