When we were kids, this was one of our most favorite times of the year! Candy on top candy until our stomachs turned to sugar. Everyone had candy galore, and it was for us-the kids! Wow talk about some fond memories. Unfortunately, today the fun of the season has been over-shadowed by the 'otherside'. You know the 'otherside', the real devil, demons, witchs, ghosts and so on. Now a days we make it well know that Halloween is the witches/wiccan 'new year' and the fact that those few 'satanist' out there somewhere, do actually do evil black magic on Halloween because the next day is the Holy day called All Saints day and the Commemoration of Martyrs as well as Reformation day for Protestants! The day after has always been a Holy day, I just think we didn't give what the 'otherside' was doing much bother in days past.

Today we as Christians are divided and that is worst than anything else. We are the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, the King of Kings. Because of all He did for us and because He knew we couldn't do anything by ourselves, except to try and fail. We are a Royal and Holy people because of all Jesus overcame and defeated for us. So why are we divided? It may just be what the evil 'otherside' would want don't you think?

Shhh, Let me remind you of a few things that will truly empower you-Okay?

First, the devil, Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, The Prince of Darkness or any other name he goes by, is not, was not and never will be a God! He doesn't want you to remember that, because then many will give into him out of fear. Satan was a fallen angel, simple as that. We on the otherhand have been made fellow-heirs of the eternal kingdom of Jesus Christ, The true King of Kings! Much more in rank than any angel. Jesus is our brother and the God of the Old Testament, The Great I Am, has become our loving Heavenly Father! Again, much more in rank than any angel! Satan has already been defeated by Jesus and so has death. Satan is now just like a hooked and caught fish out of water, he is hooked by the mouth and will not and can not free himself ever. Oh yes he, like a caught fish, can wiggle in a last attempt to free himself, however we know and he knows, it's over so go ahead and give it one big wiggle, who cares! Don't forget this major point of rank. Don't also forget that the devil has been defeated by Jesus already, because when we do forget, we can become fearful and subject to being abused and led into serious decapitating fear by the evil 'otherside'.

Now before you go off all puffed up with royal pride, we did not, could not, and never would have been able to achieve our new state in Christ Jesus. Jesus had to come to earth, be a human, live a perfect life that we are suppose to. Then Jesus suffered and died the death we sinner should have, and paid the penalty of all sin forever. Last but not least, Jesus after death went and declared victory over the devil and all demon want-ta-be's in hell and then overcame, defeated, and abolished death forever by rising back to life again in His Human Body and Soul on the third day. Sound familar? I hope so, don't allow your children to forget this either. It's all been paid for and freely given to us by our Saviour Jesus Christ. There is nothing above us or below us to fear-ever!

God our Father has always reminded us that He didn't make us with one ounce of fear within us! So why then do we fear so often? Because we constantly have 'old big mouth', the devil trying to frighten us with nothing more than smoke, mirrors and Pay-Per-View horror films with blood and guts, pea soup and spooky situations. Our fear comes not from within us but rather from outside of us, and of coarse from the evil 'otherside'. We give in to fear and then act cowardly, and all it does is puff up Satan's fleeting ego. Remember this one? If God the Almighty Creator of the entire Universe and of all things seen and unseen, is for us, who could be aganist us that should cause us any worry? No one-no how!

Now then, is it okay to cuddle up with a soft throw with friends and a bowl of popcorn and be temporarily frightened by a dopey spooky movie? Sure why not, it's fun as long as we remember that in the 'REAL' world we need not carry that fear around with us for any longer than a fleeting cold October moment. Don't allow 'make believe' to become real in anyway by dwelling on it. Just keep reminding each other that we need not fear anything should be enough to keep us thinking correctly. Don't forget that this point also means the same the entire year-long. 'Oh the economy is this and that', 'this group and that group are having these troubles', what do we first do? You guessed it, allowed it to cause us fear rather than to trust in our Heavenly Father, His only Son our Lord the Savior Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life and The Comforter of Christians!

Now back to the reason we Christians have become divided at this time of year. Some say that because we as a Holy, royally chosen heir's of eternal life in paradise/heaven, we should not ever reduce ourselves to playing with any thing that looks like the occult or actually is of occultic practices. We are so far above those practises that we shouldn't make a fool of ourselves and mess with any of it-ever! God our Father is really insulted when His children mess with the occult. So yes, we are to never mess with any occultic practises-ever! Now one side of the divide uses this last sentence as a reason to purposely avoid and refrain from all of the secular festivities of Halloween all together. That is okay and good, and those who believe that way should do as they believe. However, they need to warn each other in Christian love, that they need not puff up their egos as if they have some inside information and are therefore more holy than the other-side that does celebrate the time of year.

Now because we should truly avoid anything occultic the other side that does celebrate this fun secular time for the kids needs to remind each other, in Christian love, that we should not dress our children up to look like they belong to the evil otherside. The devil, demons, ghosts, witches and so on should be left aside for any Christian children. We should dress our kids up as sports heroes, Biblical characters, angels and/or other current cartoon characters. This way we aren't bowing down to any occultic practise or to the evil otherside but rather just having fun dressing up and having fun time together with our families as we do the 'grab for candy'. We also need not forget to educate our children the reasons why we do as we do, as we do it so that they too can give witness if called upon to do so. Lastly, this group needs to remind themselves in Christian love to respect those Christians that choose to not partake in the holiday and need not call them names or make them feel alone and isolated. After all we Christians are truly one body in our Lord Jesus Christ and there should be nothing that divides us-ever!

If we Christians would do as above, just one time, we would never be divided again, in anything. If we Christians would learn that a part of us can abstain from 'things' that cause them uncomfortableness as well as anything occultic; as another group of us allows the secular fun of the time of year for their kids without bending down to anything occultic as well, everything and everyone will be great! We could than all celebrate the holy day after the secular 'grab for candy' as truly one body in spirit and mind without any sore feelings in need of patching up! God bless and be sure to practise as you believe this halloween. Either way you believe don't alow the evil otherside to cause a divide among us Christians especially over the dopey fun time of 'The Grab For Candy'.

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Roy Twogood Jr is Managing Director of OLIN e-Publishing Company and OLINeBooks, Denver Colorado-http://olin.tk . Please feel free to re-post this or any article here. All we do ask is that you leave in any URLS and this byline, thanks and God bless!

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