~ Ephesians 5:11 (NIV84) ~~ Have
nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
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“Awww, but Mom... All My
Friends are Doing it?”
Saying “No” to your kids is never easy even when
you know it’s for their own good. Some
Christians say “Yes, but no scary
costumes”. Others, simply skip over
the questionable parts and take part in the whole shindig hoping that God or
their other Christian friends won’t notice.
Halloween
comes from a history
of pagan harvest celebrations and the beginning of the Season of Darkness. People have always worshiped other idols,
which breaks the Ten Commandments. We make gods out
of people labeling them ‘celebrities’ and ‘entertainers’. We go to great lengths to scare ourselves
even to the point of making movies for the purpose of scaring each other. Crimes and gore are revered. Characters like Freddy,
Jason,
and Chucky
are turned into screen stars.
You Can’t Worship both God
and Satan
Many people today even go as far as attempting
to connect with ghosts and spirits in the real world. I watched a TV show recently about paranormal
investigations. It made me wonder about
people in general. Why do some believe
in the bad side (to the extent of trying to connect with it) and not conclude
that therefore the good side must also be true?
They are quickly willing to accept the demons but don’t want to accept
the idea of Jesus. Why? My own basic common sense says that there is
a flip side to everything. Where there’s
good there’s bad. Where there’s summer
there’s winter. Where there’s dogs there’s
cats. Where there’s God (and He is
everywhere) there’s Satan trying to lead us astray. 1 Corinthians10:21 says You cannot drink the
cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the
Lord’s table and the table of demons.
Ephesians 5:11
says Have
nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Jesus is the Light
And, He’s not just a season here and there
like those in the season of darkness.
Jesus is forever. You can live
forever too if you celebrate Jesus and not Freddy Kruger and his fan club. 2 Corinthians 4:4 says In their
case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep
them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the
image of God. Don’t be blinded by
the darkness, when you have the option of walking out into the Light where
there’s blessings waiting for you that no one else can offer you; blessings
beyond your wildest dreams. I promise
you that no ghost, goblin, spirit, or false idol can replace the one and only
real and living God.
Let’s Pray
~~ Dear God ~~ Wonderful, loving Father. There are so many times during so many occasions when I want so much to participate in worldly activities even though I know it's wrong. Thank you for the forgiveness that I have received through Jesus. Please help me to always choose You in every situation, and help me to always be happy and thankful with those choices. In Jesus name, AMEN.
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