AUDITION TO FISH OUT HYPOCRITES

AUDITION TO FISH OUT HYPOCRITES

"..You are hypocrites ! You are like a place where they have buried a dead person. It has nice white paint on the outside and it looks beautiful. But on the inside it is full of bones and dirty things. You are the same as that. Other people look at you. They think that you are good and you obey God. But on the inside you are hypocrites . Your minds are full of many bad thoughts". - Matthew 23:27-28 (EASY)

Many years ago, a man wanted to play in the Imperial Orchestra, but he couldn’t play a note. Since he was a person of great wealth and influence, he demanded to be allowed to join the orchestra so that he could perform in front of the king. The conductor agreed to let him sit in the second row of the orchestra. Even though he couldn't read music, he was given a flute and when a concert would begin, he would raise his instrument, pucker his lips, and move his fingers. He went through all the motions of playing, but he never made a sound. This deception went on for two years. Then one day a new conductor took over the Imperial Orchestra. He told the orchestra that he wanted to personally do an audition for all the players to see how well they could play. The audition would weed out all those who did not meet his standards and he would dismiss them from the orchestra. One by one the players performed in his presence. Frantic with worry when it was his turn, the phony flutist pretended to be sick. The doctor who was ordered to examine him, however, declared that he was perfectly well. The conductor insisted that the man appear and demonstrate his skill. Shamefacedly, the man had to confess that he was a fake. (Source: Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks, Wayne Rice)

The above story reiterates the issue of hypocrisy that Jesus addressed in Matthew 23:13 - 36. Hypocrisy is the act of feigning to be what one is not. Hypocrisy is associated with lying (1 Timothy 4:2) and deceit (1 Peter 2:1) which were among the seven abominable things mentioned in  Proverbs 6:16-19. Jesus also describes the act of hypocrisy as fraud in  Matthew 15:8-9.

"Frauds! Isaiah’s prophecy of you hit the bull’s-eye: These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their heart isn’t in it. They act like they’re worshiping me, but they don’t mean it. They just use me as a cover for teaching whatever suits their fancy.” Matthew 15:8-9 (MSG)

Unfortunately, there are many fake flute players or fraudsters in the King's Orchestra today. They are very visible everywhere holding the flutes which they are not willing to learn and play. They are church-going pretenders and religious fraudsters who look heavenly on Sunday but live like hell from Monday through Saturday. They look good on the outside but when God looks at their insides, He sees a dirty mess of rotten bones and worm-eaten flesh. Many cleverly concealed secret sins, atrocities and skeletons are in the cupboard of their souls. They deceive everyone and pretend to be something they are not. They even put on a false front or wear mask to conceal their true identity and the rottenness of their soul from everyone. What a double face lifestyle?  

Beloved, are you a hypocrite, pretender or fraudster? Are you a phony or a true player in the orchestra of the most High God?  Are you truly saved or are you just pretending to be? What do you do behind the scene from Monday to Saturday? What have you cleverly concealed from everyone? Although, everyone think you are a child of God but you know very well that you have lost touch with heaven. Hear what the Holy Ghost is saying to you: "You can deceive everybody (including your parents, spouse, General Overseer, Bishop or Archbishop, Pope, Regional Pastor/Evangelist, Provincial Pastor, Zonal Pastor, Area Pastor, Parish Pastor etc), but you cannot deceive or fool God. Please do something about your life today. Stop the pretense and submit totally to Jesus now. Delay may be dangerous.

Friends, please note that the Great Conductor (Jesus Christ) will soon show up and audition to fish out hypocrites would soon begin (Revelation 22:12). During the audition,  everyone would stand before the judgment seat to play the flute one after the other. The audition would be very thorough and the sheep would be separated from the goats (Matthew 25:32-33). Everyone who did not meet God's standards, would be dismissed from the orchestra (Luke 13:27). All fake Believers, Disciples, Ministers, Pastors, Evangelist, General Overseers will have no where to hide again as no excuse will be tenable. All the masks worn on earth would be removed and pretenders shall be dumped into the everlasting furnace as firewood for the rest of eternity (Revelation 21:8)

"But I will punish all the other people. They include: People who are afraid of trouble; People who do not believe in Jesus; People who do dirty things; People who murder other people; People who have sex in a wrong way; People who do magic ; People who worship idols; People who tell lies . All these people will go into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur. That is the second death for people.’" - Revelation 21:8 (EASY)

God's admonition to hypocrite is detailed in a poem titled "You Can't Fool God". How I wish you can meditate on this poem below prayerfully and trust God to fish out all hypocrites hiding somewhere within His Orchestra even before the audition begins.

YOU CAN'T FOOL GOD! By Grenville Kleiser

You can fool the hapless public,
You can be a subtle fraud,
You can hide your little meanness,
But you can’t fool God!

You can advertise your virtues,
You can self-achievement laud,
You can load yourself with riches,
But you can’t fool God!

You can criticize the Bible,
You can be a selfish clod,
You can lie, swear, drink, and gamble,
But you can’t fool God!

You can magnify your talent,
You can hear the world applaud,
You can boast yourself somebody,
But you can’t fool God!

My prayer and heart cry is that every pretender or hypocrite in the King's Orchestra shall repent and become real singer or flutist before the audition to fish them out begins. 

On behalf of my esteemed father in the Lord, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, I want to invite you to the July 2019 Holy Ghost service. Date: Friday- July 5,  2019. Theme: Swimming In Glory - Part 7 (Born To Be Great). Time: 7pm (Nigerian Time). Venue: Redemption Camp, Km 46 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, Nigeria.  Ministering: Our beloved Daddy G.O - Pastor E.A Adeboye and other anointed Ministers of God.

Good morning and God bless you in Jesus name. Amen.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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