234. Walking in Light // Navigating Halloween and Spiritual Open Doors
In this episode, Colby and I tackle Halloween and its roots in darkness while emphasizing our call as Christians to walk in the Light. We discuss the potential dangers of open doors that can invite the enemy into our lives and how to recognize them. Join us as we explore the significance of these open doors and how to align ourselves with the Kingdom of Heaven rather than the kingdom of darkness.
Bible Verses:
1 Corinthians 6:12 – ““I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.”
1 John 1:5-8 – “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
John 8:12 – “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”
Ephesians 5:8 – “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.”
John 3:19-20 – “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.”
Colossians 1:13 – “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.”
1 Thessalonians 5:22 – “Reject every kind of evil.”
Romans 12:9 – “Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Psalm 34:14 – “Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”
Galatians 5:19-21 – “The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Deuteronomy 18:10-12 – “Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God.”
1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Topics Discussed
Halloween
- The topic of Halloween is not a salvation issue.
- Why would we want to celebrate a holiday that focuses on fear, death, and darkness?
- The roots of the Halloween holiday include paganism and witchcraft.
- There are good parts to Halloween, but it does not justify the negative aspects of the holiday.
Light vs. Dark
- God Himself is Light.
- Jesus has called us to walk in the Light with Him.
- If we were once in darkness, why would we want to go back there?
- We as Christians should hate evil.
- The enemy is trying to bring us back into the kingdom of darkness.
- Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. He came to bring light and life.
Open Doors
- Open doors are anything that opens the door to the enemy.
- In the spirit realm we often unknowingly open doors to the enemy.
- Open doors could include – listening to things you shouldn’t be listening to, watching a show that is full of sex and alcohol and bad words. Sororities and Fraternities have a lot of demonic roots attached to them.
- Celebrating Halloween could easily become an open door and become an invitation to the enemy.
- We all probably have open doors that we are not aware of and that is why inner healing is important.
- Sorcery and witchcraft are very real, and they will permeate their way into our lives without us even knowing about it.
- There is no shame for participating in these things, but you need to have freedom from it.
- Repentance is beautiful and necessary.
Powerful Quotes
“We, as Christians, have a high standard in life because God paid a high price for our lives and our salvation.” – Colby Harries
“God is light, and we should hate evil.” – Caroline Harries
“There is nothing more that the enemy wants than to get us out of light and pull us back into darkness.” – Caroline
“We are not supposed to partner up with kingdom of hell, we are supposed to partner up with the kingdom of Heaven.” – Caroline
“The very reason Jesus came was to destroy the kingdom of darkness.” – Caroline
“When we partner up with darkness we are going against the Father’s heart for purity and wholeness.” – Caroline
“If you want Jesus to receive the full reward for His suffering, why would you want partner back up with the evil demonic spirit?” – Caroline
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