Trick or Treat?

Wouldn't it be neat if we could get kids as well as adults excited about the bible hero's? I think that is my plan next year. I want my three kids to get excited about an apostle they relate to or possibly a great women of  the Old Testament. Originally All Hallows Eve, was intended for that very purpose. To commemorate the dead. The early christian church would pay homage to the Saints and amazing men and women of Christianity. Who is to say we can't do that today?
 Growing up, Halloween was my most favorite holiday. Now that I am older I see that it isn't innocent at all. When your a kid though, its a night of tons of free candy, playing dress up and going house to house knocking on doors and being greeted with eager couples enjoying the uniqueness of every little boy and girls costume.
 Sadly, we come to an age were innocence is gone, and we see Halloween for what it is, an excuse to be bad. Its a huge market driven, money making farce of what the beginning Christian church had intended it to be, nothing at all like All Hal low's eve. Christians today can change that, Often times in the bible God took something that was bad and turned it around to make something good of it. We can put on our bible hero's costume, learn about the martyrs, the great apostles and of course the most important Jesus. We can proclaim the Good News, instead of tricks. We can hand out our knowledge of Gods grace and love as treats.

Communication

You cannot have a relationship without communication.  Think about all the relationships we have in life. We have relationships with our spouse, children, friends, co-workers and family.  Our most important relationship is with God. It is impossible to have a relationship with him without communication. We communicate to him through prayer and thoughts, he communicates with us through the bible. He established a direct link of communication, so that we can know him and build a  personal relationship with him. A great example of his love and desire for his children to know him is sending Jesus. I am so humbled and grateful that he never gives up on us. Even when we close the door of communication to him. He still stands at the door to our heart eagerly ready to come in.

John 5:20 We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.