Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-20
“and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the
working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and
seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,…” When we fail to mature as Christ
planned, we forfeit the exceeding greatness of His power. We are promised doing Jesus works
and even greater works! Jesus raised the dead while Peter made Ananias and Sapphira dead—a
greater work! If we fail to follow God’s growth pattern we forfeit this promise which is the
foundation of qualifying as witnesses. God’s end-time witnesses as taught in Revelation 11:3-7
display His sovereignty! Will we pay the price to participate?
PRAYER.
Halloween – developed from ancient New Year festivals of the dead (the Celtic festival of
Samhain). The church in A.D. 800’s established All Saints Day on November 1 so that
people could continue a festival they had celebrated before becoming Christians. The
mass said on that day is called All Hallowmas. The evening before became known as All
Halloween. In the western world and increasingly in urban areas in developing nations,
children wear costumes on Halloween and go trick-or-treating. At Halloween parties,
people enjoy such activities as fortune – telling, hearing stories about ghosts and witches
Declare that October 31 is the day that the Lord has made. It must declare His glory
rather than obey the instructions from voices in the kingdom of darkness. (Psalm 118:24,
Psalm 19:1-2).
In many cultures, this is the season for the celebration of festivals and renewal of
covenants with their deities; thus fortifying their altars as power bases . This 31st October
brings a pagan celebration of Halloween; the ungodly “new year” and the All Hallows
mass respectively.
In the western world and increasingly in urban areas in developing nations, children wear
costumes on Halloween and go trick-or-treating. At Halloween parties, people enjoy such
activities as fortune – telling, hearing stories about ghosts and witches and celebrating the
festival of the dead which includes grave sweeping, channeling spirits of the dead and
getting in touch with familiar spirits of dead loved ones.
Unfortunately, kingdom citizens also involve themselves in these festivals without
realizing that festivals are originally covenant renewal activities whether they are the
Festivals of Jehovah or counterfeit festivals derived by men for demon –deities. In
participating we renew covenants which we do not even understand the real significance
of what we are renewing.
Read Col 2:14-15, Heb 12.24; Blot out with the blood of Jesus, silence with the voice of
His blood, every written or spoken ordinance that is contrary to kingdom citizens during
those festivals.
Proclaim Psa 29 and utter the voice of Jehovah over every incantation, curse, hex, ill-
spoken word that invokes demon-deities. Proclaim Psa 118 and Gal 3.13-14 to nullify
every counter- utterance over kingdom citizens during these seasons.
You notice that for over a decade the media has become increasingly involved in
producing occult productions like Harry Potter, Twilight Zone, Bewitched, Ghost
whisperer even cartoons, toys and games. By watching such programs and movies, and
playing such games, the enemy’s motive is to ensure that masses are desensitized to gross
wickedness, murder, diabolic behavior. Involving one-self in such demonic activity has
become entertainment yet the effects are real and have opened doors for the kingdom of
darkness to find entrance into homes through music, movies, games and the like. Ask
Jehovah to renew your mind and the mind of all kingdom citizens to begin to see that WE
ARE WHAT WE WATCH and to recognize the real danger lurking behind the wicked
comedy, intrigue, horror and all other such media.
Pray that Jehovah will raise kingdom citizens who will develop creative media which will
be an alternative to what is being spewed out in the Education system, media, arts, sports,
and culture. Read Matt 28:19a;1 Tim 2:7;2 Tim 4:2-4 It is the responsibility of the
Ecclesia to educate the world about the spiritual dangers involved in such festivals. Pray
that Jehovah will reveal to you and to kingdom citizens in the education and media sector
these truths.