Beneath the floor planks of the Savannah First African Baptist Church, a secret passage hid slaves on their way to northern freedom.
When we visited this church (once part of the Underground Railroad), I was saddened that my African-American brothers and sisters had once been denied basic human respect.
Incredibly, many slaves trusted Christ in the midst of their oppression.
How could they do this when some of their harsh mistreatment came from slave owners who called themselves Christian?
The slave’s secret: they didn’t let their circumstances change their view of Christ—they let Christ change their view of their circumstances.
Proverbs 3:5 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding."
If we apply this principle to our lives, we will be transformed. We will experience the “freedom of a slave”—a freedom that defies circumstances.
Note: We also must fight the reverse bigotry that has come about in the form of the WOKE movement. Bigotry against any race is evil.
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| First Black owned church in U.S. |
To read a 4-minute devotion I wrote about this experience, read “Slavery is a Black and White Issue.”
A Muslim convert to Christ was thrown out of his village. A person commented, but now you have nothing. The Christian replied , no I have everything I now have Christ.
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