Holiday post
October 29, 2009 at 12:48 pm | In Holidays | Leave a CommentTags: Bread of Life Church, christian, Colossians 3:14, Costume, Dusty Kemp, halloween, holiday
I super-duper like this post given by Dusty Kemp who is the Pastor at Bread of Life Church in NW Houston. Here is what he has to say about the Saturday event known as Holloween:
WHAT ARE YOU GOING AS?
Well, it’s that time again. October 31st brings the galactic alignment of three events in my life this year. It is the thirtieth anniversary of Bread of Life/New Life Church and Daylight Saving Time ends. And, as you all know, it is the night for some (who aren’t super-holy like you and me) to dress-up their children in clothes they would normally never wear, to visit neighbors they have never spoken to and strangers with unknown backgrounds, and threaten them for candy that they usually forbid their kids to eat. Wow I love holidays!
In late October, it seems like everyone wanting to make small talk, likes to ask you, “What are you going as?” They don’t bother to tell you where you are supposed to be going. But just to be on the safe side, I decided I’d better be ready to “go as something”, just in case. I have decided to dress-up as a Christian.
Hmmm. Now what would one of those look like? Do you know? Do you have a costume for one? I hope not. Costume is defined as “a set of clothes worn by an actor or someone attempting to masquerade.” If our Christian living is just an act, or a masquerade in which we are hiding what we really are, well, that’s hypocrisy.
Okay, let’s get dressed. First, we have to put on love.a It’s the greatest of all of the commandments. If we walk in love, all that God requires of man is fulfilled.b Oh, and we must become like children. Jesus said that we wouldn’t enter Heaven if we didn’t.c He meant to be mature in our thinking, but like children where sin and evil were concerned, harmless and inoffensive, not worried about anything, but trusting the Father in everything.d
It’s interesting isn’t it…that dressing like a Christian doesn’t involve “outer accessories”? There is no mention of carrying a Bible, wearing a suit and tie, etc. It is first dressing your heart with love and child-like faith. When that is done, the outer man will follow accordingly.
So, enjoy your weekend. Dress appropriately. If you see people masquerading and you think it’s a sin, remember that you are dressed in love! If you are collecting candy and think the hyper-religious are being weird by opting-out, be sure that there is a layer of love under your costume!
And with all of us dressed in love, let’s be children at heart, but not fight over trivial things like candy.
a (Colossians 3:14)
b (Romans 13:8b,9)
c (Matthew 18:3)
d (I Corinthians 14:20)
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