My God is Bigger Than Your Halloween!

The Devil Has No Claim to Any Day!

Halloween…. the day the devil lays claim to. I don’t know about you, but I refuse to give any day to the devil. My Bible tells me that God Almighty created the heavens, the earth and all the days in it. So, who is Satan to lay claim to a day… any day? And perhaps even more puzzling, who are we to surrender it to him? As for me, the enemy’s lie doesn’t give him any ground, because every day is the day that the Lord God made, and I choose to do as Scripture says, I’m going to “rejoice and be glad in it,” (Psalm 118:24) not give allegiance to the devil for attempting to steal it.

Expose The Darkness for What is IS

Now, I admit, the “I Hate Halloween” perspective is certainly a well-received Christian point of view. It will rally believers into the fight against evil, and I get it, really I do. We all want to stand against the works of the devil. What I find amazing is that so many Christians give way to fear this time of year. But you say, the pagans claim this is their most celebrated day of the year! It’s evil! Really? Since when do we rely on what pagans say? Halloween is actually a melting pot of many cultural traditions, including some Christian and pagan overtones. By all means, we want to avoid all pagan practices such as; Divination, necromancy and idolatry. Let’s expose the darkness for what it is, addressing it in the light of Scripture and targeting our prayers on something real and tangible so they can be effective. But let’s not let anyone bully us into huddling inside, praying for the morning to come quickly so we can rid ourselves of the darkness for another year, because that just means you’ve forgotten how truly big our God is.

Encountering the all-powerful, all-knowing God!

You see, I’ll never forget the morning I accepted an invitation to church after being at a Samhain ritual until the wee hours of the morn and believing that “nothing” would happen because of the power that I possessed from the night before. I encountered God that day… all-powerful, all-knowing and totally captivating. There I, at the time a witch bowed my head and accepted Jesus into my life as Lord and Savior and I became convinced that “Nothing can separate us from God’s love, not angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present or things to come”. That’s when I realized just how big God is.

The Real Halloween Isn't When You Think

So, what about Halloween? Well, what many pagans don’t tell you is that much of the hype is a mockery against Christian’s over-exaggeration that many of us fall right into. A witch’s Halloween is usually a public event to give the community what they expect. Any real magick is done on the night of Samhain deep in the woods or inside a home closed off to intruders, but I must admit with paganism flourishing online, it seems many now fall into celebrating on Halloween. I can tell you; a Samhain ritual is far from trick-or-treating or indulging in candy, but refraining may save a few extra pounds. Given who God is… Halloween is really very small.

Ain't No Devil Gonna Steal My Joy From Me!

As for me… I’m going to celebrate my REBIRTH Day! It is the day when LIGHT triumphed over darkness, GOOD triumphed over EVIL and God’s power triumphed over Satan. It’s the day God‘s light pierced my evil, dark, hardened heart and set my feet dancing in joy! This Is the Day the Lord God has made, and there ain’t no devil gonna steal the joy of the Lord from me! Me… I’m going to celebrate my REBIRTH Day! It is the day when LIGHT triumphed over darkness, GOOD triumphed over EVIL and God’s power triumphed over satan. It’s the day God‘s light pierced my evil, dark, hardened heart and set my feet dancing in joy! This is the day the Lord God has made, and there ain’t no devil gonna steal the joy of the Lord from me!

©By S. A. Tower