Saturday Song: The Classics IV, "Spooky"

This song from 1968 was perfectly timed for the Halloween season. The band didn't have many hits but this song was played often during that October. Listen to it here:

Though we Christians shouldn't be fixated on occult matters, we do need to understand our adversary the Devil and his limitations. One of the most important restraints is shown in Job 1:8-11 (BBE) "And the Lord said to the Satan, 'Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?' And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, 'Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man? Have you yourself not put a wall round him and his house and all he has on every side, blessing the work of his hands, and increasing his cattle in the land? But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.' And the Lord said to the Satan, 'See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself.' And the Satan went out from before the Lord."

Since the Devil can't do anything beyond what God will allow, we have confidence in knowing that we can endure whatever happens to us. Like an electrical breaker or fuse, 1 Corinthians 10:13 (BBE) assures us, "You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it."

Furthermore, our Lord knew that men like the Apostle Paul could handle a demon-possessed woman because of the Holy Spirit empowering him. Acts 16:16-18 (BBE) tells us, "And when we were going to the place of prayer, we came across a girl with a spirit which gave knowledge of the future, whose masters made great profit from her power. She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, 'These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation. And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, 'I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her.' And it came out that very hour."

But Acts 19:15-17 (BBE) warns those without Christ's protection, "And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, 'I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you?' And the man in whom the evil spirit was, jumping on them, was stronger than the two of them, and overcame them, so that they went running from that house, wounded and without their clothing."

If the Lord doesn't return by Monday, I hope to post about eternal life verses eternal judgement.