WWJD and HALLOWEEN...
Monday October 30, 2006
Tomorrow night, the Lighthouse Church will be hosting Halloween Hayrides on our land on Rt 9 from 5 until 8 PM... The whole purpose of the event is of course to get an opportunity to SHINE the light out bright on what many deem the "darkest" night of the year... Since I have announced the event, many "concerned" but choosing to remain "anonymous" individuals have sent me documents informing me about the real "history" of Halloween and "scolding" me for choosing to have anything to do with the holiday. I know the history- and I am very aware of the behind the scenes ramifications of Halloween which is all the more reason why I want to be out there looking to make a difference!
If we as believers are challenged to always remind ourselves of "WWJD- WHAT WOULD JESUS DO"-well- if you can convince me from Scripture that on a night when the community actually comes out from their houses and hang out in the neighborhood that our Lord would be hiding in his home with the lights out and his door locked- I would happily do the same! But something tells me that He would be out and about ministering to the people- using whatever open door He might be given to point people to the TRUE TREAT with no TRICKS in sight!
So tomorrow night- I'm doing what the Bible tells me to do- because if "this is the day that the Lord has made" and the last I checked- Tuesday will be- then I must be glad and rejoice in it- and if I want to invite other people to my party- I can if I want to! And it is my prayer that somebody's eternal destiny will be altered because they decided to take a hay ride on our land on a day that just happened to be Halloween...
Perfect love casts out fear and I challenge you to fight the fear so that others will hear about the One who is Lord of All!
From my heart!
Pastor Rudy
