God Is My Hiding Place

God is My Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom is a different kind of book than what I normally read and review. This is a non-fiction Christian devotional book that combines scriptures, prayers, and the stories and reflections of Corrie ten Boom - a Dutch clockmaker and concentration camp survivor - into a 40 day devotional reading on many topics related to living with God. During World War II the ten Boom family hid Jewish people in their home to help them evade the Nazis. The ten Boom's were betrayed, arrested, and imprisoned. Corrie and her sister Betsie were sent to concentration camps, but despite the horrors and darkness around them they discovered that God was their hiding place. They put their focus on Him and ministered to others imprisoned with them. They clung to God during the trials and tribulations they endured. Betsie went to be with the Lord during this time, but Corrie survived and spent the rest of her life traveling, preaching, ministering, and sharing the Gospel throughout the world. This book tells stories from before her imprisonment, during it, and after. It is divided into 40 short daily readings that begin with a scripture and end with a prayer. I read multiple days at a time because I was reading this title to review, but I think the length and contents of each daily reading would be excellent for day by day reading, meditation, prayer, and reflection. What struck me was how encouraging and uplifting this devotional book is. Despite everything ten Boom had been through, she remained steadfast in her faith and found joy, hope, strength, forgiveness, gratitude, and peace in Jesus. In many ways this book seeks to help each of us find this in our lives too, whatever our own circumstances may be. I found reading this devotional book to be a blessing. I haven't read many devotionals before, but I now hope to read others in the future. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone at any point in their faith journey (as well as to those who do not consider themselves to be on a “faith journey.”) I got a lot out of this book, and I hope and pray you will too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Many thanks to Bethany House and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary ARC of this title.