Twelve Months of Christ: December

Last week, I watched a movie called "The Birth of a Nation". A movie about the life of a black slave who was raised on the Bible by a white woman, about slavery in old America and how they used him to be a preacher for profit. This movie moved me and made me question myself.

As this year comes to an end, I write this blog at the beginning of December to encourage you to ask yourself the same question.

Regardless of the generation, we all have a choice, to either become a slave or believe in a Saviour. Slaves who were disregarded and abused believed in God, regardless of their situation and their experiences. Faith is all they had and today, faith is all we need and have too.

We can choose to either be a slave to our current situation and walk with shackles on our hands and feet, allowing to evil to whip lash our backs and damage our souls or we can believe in our Saviour, God, the only one who has the key to unlock the shackles, heal the scars on our backs and repair our souls.

Even today, amid our heartaches and trials, God is all we have and all we will ever need.

This December, we look forward to celebrating the birth of Christ and as we get excited for the New Year, I ask you....will the birth of our Saviour encourage you to become a slave or believe in a Saviour in the coming New Year?