HALLOWEEN: IS IT THE DEVIL'S NIGHT?

    There are a lot of people, this time of year, who warn us not to participate in certain holidays that come with the season. They tell us to beware, in cryptic tones, of all the devilish dangers that lurk in the shadows of the night during the seasonal celebrations. Sometimes they can sound very convincing, and other times, they can downright terrify the people whom they are speaking to. They tell us that by celebrating any of these holidays, we are inadvertently giving worship to Satan and being displeasing to God.

    But these people fail to realize that worshipping something is an act of the will and an act of the heart. You cannot be worshiping, a so-called devil, just by having a jack o'lantern on your mantel or a Christmas tree in the corner of your living room. And if someone thinks that the Divine Spirit is angry because someone has such an item in their home, then I think these individuals need to reevaluate there rendition of the Divine.

Is a family having Autumn fun, by taking their children out trick-or-treating, committing a grave sin and participating in demonic activities? Is a person risking eternal hell and a myriad of demonic attacks just buy decking the halls during the Christmas season? I would suppose that someone's vision of God would be rather weak if they think that a day on the physical calendar, or a vegetable with a face carved into it, is greater than the light. And I also suppose, that that God would be more like an anthropomorphic man then a deity of perfection, if it were highly offended by such meager things.

    I do feel that it is time to start thinking logically about these things, and to perhaps start questioning the high-octane fear of some these religious sects. After all, would God want us to always live under such heavy suspicion and fear? If we are a firm believer in these modern doctrines of dark thought; might we ask ourselves, who do we really believe in and worship? Did not Christ even say, that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks? Perhaps many of us should start to examine what kind of thoughts constantly haunt our mind, and what kind of words cross our lips when we speak? I would end this article by also reminding the reader of the proverb, as a man thinks, so he is. If we continually look for darkness everywhere, might we become that darkness?

    For those who are interested, a link to my podcast video entitled, Halloween, is it the devil's night? Is below.