So here it is Halloween October 31st, 2008 Should I take the kids trick or treating, should I engage myself with a day that the enemy totally uses to deceive people and where evil is looked upon as good???
I am so thankful for the grace of God. I am free to do whatever I want. Having just become a parent in the last few years i am opting for a harvest festival. Not that it is an alternative to Halloween but I know I will enjoy great fellowship with my brothers and sisters who love God in a safe loving environment. That is what I want all my kids to know. That God has redeemed us and there is constantly time for us to remember that. I love this time of year because it is the time where we remember him with Thanksgiving and of course Christmas coming soon.
But I do wonder. Will my brothers look down on me for engaging in “Halloween”??? Will we become part of the evil all around us or is it a chance to truly show this world we love Him by loving each other and enjoying the company of each other. I opt for fellowship. I actually love when Paul is on his way to Rome at the end of the book of Acts it says he looked for fellowship. He searched it out. He knew the benefit of it and so too the church should know the koinonia is sweet for the soul. how we need each other and how we need HIM
so if I ring your doorbell may you give my much chocolate but the true treat is what he has given me———–ETERNAL LIFE
blessings,
Pastor Mike
