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DOOR TO GOD'S KINGDOM

Text: Matthew 23:13. 

“How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom from heaven in people’s faces. You don’t go in yourselves, and you don’t allow those who are trying to enter to go in.

Did you know that some human beings have the capacity to shut the door  to the kingdom of God from others?

Well, this is exactly what Jesus Christ said about the scribes and Pharisees. He said they won't go into the kingdom themselves and they will still block others from going in.

As far as these scribes and Pharisees are concerned, their fate is sealed already, so we are not focusing on them, rather, the focus is on you. Why would you allow anyone to block you from entering into God's kingdom?

Today, we rarely call them scribes and  Pharisees, they are the ones we call 'Prophets' and 'Pastors' or anyone who uses the name of God to detar men from seeing or entering the kingdom.

Note that Prophets and Pastors are honorable people who have been saddled with the responsibility of leading people to God. However, not everyone that answer to these titles are actually called by God, some of them are hirelings whose god is their belly.

Phillipians 3:19 says, "their destiny is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on worldly things." It is this kind of spiritual bigots Jesus expects you to beware of.

The truth is, these hirelings will always be around us till our Lord Jesus Christ returns back to the earth. So, it is your responsibility to see to it that you are not part of those they are blocking from entering the kingdom.

Now, the question is how can you know and avoid these people? Matthew 7:15-16 says  *“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are savage wolves.* *You will know them by their fruit.* Grapes aren’t gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles, are they?"

Essentially, these hirelings are known by their deeds and words. Don't continue to stay under a man who is given to heretic teachings. These teachings have enough power to debar men from entering the kingdom of God.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Father, I receive the grace to look unto Jesus the author and finisher of my faith in Jesus name.

*Bible reading:*

Matthew 7:15-20.

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