In 1968 James Brown wrote a song Say it loud I’m black and I’m proud, what an awesome anthem for the black man.

One verse sings, Some people say we’ve got a lot of malice Some say it’s a lot of nerve But I say we won’t quit moving Til we get what we deserve We’ve been buked and we’ve been scorned We’ve been treated bad, talked about As just as sure as you’re born But just as it takes Two eyes to make a pair, huh Brother, we can’t quit until we get our share.

When I think about being black it occurred to me that I had nothing to do with it. I did not neither did you. Being Black was not my choice it was God’s. Being a Christian is my choice if I was Black, Asian, Indian or whatever. I personally am prouder, (if you want to use that word) of my spiritual heritage than I am my natural heritage. Let me state emphatically so there is no misunderstanding, I care more about being a Christian than I do being a black man. When I shed this body that will be the end of this black thing, but living with Jesus forever it will not make a difference what color I am.

I say misplaced pride because listening to the writings of some people you would think that God loves Black people over everyone else, which He does not. Someone may say but the black man is the first man created, well even if he was someone had to be first, whether he was black, white yellow or red.

What if God determined Willie is going to be German, or Willie is going to French, what is it to me. As Christians, it is erroneous for us to make major decisions based on the color of our skin.

As Christians it is so unwise to make decisions based on color and sexual preference. Think about it, we are spirit beings having a soul and living in a body, to make major decisions based on our bodies the lowest part of us is so unwise and it causes problems in the realm of the spirit.

Some Christian do not vote the will of God, they vote black, or they vote whatever sexual preference they may be experiencing. Let us be wise, understanding what the will of the Lord is.

As a Christian whatever happened to Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Or 2Timothy 2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 

As Christians we will have to choose, God’s way or the World’s way.