This week we celebrate Christmas.  For those of us who belong to God, we celebrate Christ.  He is the greatest Gift of all time.

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This Christmas will be unlike any other Christmas in my lifetime.  So much has changed this year.  Many things have turned out differently than I thought they would.  Some of the things I have witnessed did not happen in the way or the timing I had hoped.  Had I been God, I would have certainly done things a different way. How about you?

But, let’s think about a couple things.  First of all, let’s look at when the Christ we celebrate this season first came into this earth.

He was not born in a castle.  Nor in a mansion owned by royalty.  He wasn’t assisted by the best midwife of their time.  No, He was born in a humble manger, with just His immediate family present.  There was no great celebration – no grand parade announcing the King of kings had arrived.  His meager beginning was much different than we would have supposed for the Son of God.

Yet, the wise knew Him.  They knew exactly where to find Him.  They were not confused, disappointed, or hindered by the way God brought His Son into the world. The wisdom of God, whom they served, showed them the way.

Now, fast forward to the day of His death.

The Son of the Living God was accused by the religious, judged harshly by those around Him, and sentenced without mercy.  Treated cruelly, He hung on a cross, in shame, for everyone to see.

This is not how I would have had things go had I been God.  However, it was what was necessary to bring forth what ONLY God knew had to come forth.  Freedom.  Complete and utter freedom.

This year, 2020, is much the same.  It too, is a wonderful gift from God.  The wise (in God) still see this truth.  Though everything around us has shaken, we have not been moved off His Word.  We continue to trust God and stand in faith – knowing His plan will come to pass.

It has not gone the way any of us expected.  Each time we thought breakthrough had come, another hindrance reared its ugly head.  On and on the battle went. Many could not understand.

“Why is God not doing something?”

“Is this the judgment of God for the Church?”

“We are doomed now.”

I have heard all these things this year.

I can imagine the disciples felt the very same way as they watched the most powerful man on earth hang on a cross to die.  They must have been disappointed beyond words.  But it wasn’t over.  It wasn’t over then, and it isn’t over now.  You see, it’s not over just because it doesn’t look like we think it should. Or when we think it should.

God has given us the wonderful gift of this year.  Yes, it has had its challenges, its disappointments, its fears.  It hasn’t looked like we thought it would look.  But only God knows what it will take to give us what we need for our country.  True freedom.  He will take this nation to the very brink if necessary, to give us what we have been crying out to Him for…will you continue to trust Him?

This week, we again celebrate Christmas. We celebrate Christ–the One who died to pay for our freedom – the One who redeemed us from sin and bondage.  May we continue to trust our all-knowing God and celebrate the gift He has brought us today, regardless of how it appears right now.

We will experience a nation turned back to God fully. A reestablishment of TRUE freedom in the USA – one nation UNDER GOD. Another wonderful gift from our God – who is faithful and cannot deny Himself or His Word.

Author Kim Potter is a writer and the founder of A New Thing Ministries, which sends a daily teaching to thousands of people all around the world. Her articles have appeared on The Elijah List, Charisma, Spirit Fuel and iBelieve.com. Kim’s message is one of hope. She speaks to the heart of those who have grown discouraged or disappointed by the circumstances of life, imparting hope. To receive her daily inspirational writings, go to www.anewthingministries.com. (Photo Credit: Unsplash.)