WHICH MASK ARE YOU WEARING?

I just finished a very good movie called ‘Money Heist’ and COVID19 stay at home order made it very easy for me to sit at home on the compulsory vacation to watch this very interesting Netflix Spanish series. It’s about some mask wearing criminals that are quite loving and charming, the characters are different from the usual violent and brutal gun wielding criminals who rob banks. These guys have been presented to their audience as very simple people who have ‘feelings’ and can show love.

Well, my thought today is to Inspire you on the Masks they wore. So many of us know that mask wearing today is fanciful and expected to be used as prevention of this deadly virus ravaging the earth and roaming our streets. We are all admonished to buy masks and ensure we wear them appropriately whenever we go out. It’s recommended strongly for our safety and serves as a precaution so that we don’t get infected.

There are many other reasons people wear masks and we should find out the mind of God towards wearing masks literally and figuratively. I’ll briefly share my thoughts from a verse of scripture that tells us to TAKE OFF THE MASKS we wear religiously before the Lord and His people. Paul the Apostle was inspired by the Holy Spirit to charge the church in Corinth about understanding the New Covenant, he had to compare the revelations of Moses on the mountain and consequently wearing a veil to cover his face because of the Glory of God that shone on his face.

‘And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished. But their minds were blinded, for until this day remains the same veil untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament, which veil is done away in Christ, even Unto this day, when Moses is read, the VEIL IS UPON THEIR HEART. Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the Veil Shall Be Taken Away’ (2 Cor. 3v 13-16).

I’ll like to ask you, which mask are you wearing? Because there is a mask that the Lord said we should not wear and must be taken away if we are to enjoy the benefits of the New Covenant same way the doctors have admonished us on the type of masks to wear in order to prevent ourselves from contracting the deadly corona virus. Let me share the different types of masks that we have and hope you can understand the healthy ones and unsafe ones as well. Take the masks away and be quickened.

FIVE (5) DIFFERENT KINDS OF MASKS 

1. RELIGIOUS MASKS: This is the hypocritical mask that many religious people wear every Sunday before this lockdown. We go to church and act like Christians, use the phraseology of believers and sing the songs but our hearts are really far from the faith. Many ladies fall for men that wear these masks and start relationships with them, only for the ladies to realize later that they have been scammed. It is a very terrible mask and I hope religious people will take off the mask of hypocrisy.

 

2. SATANIC MASKS: The Bible tells us about ministers of Satan ‘masquerading’ as angels of light to deceive the gullible and naive towards eternal destruction (2 Cor. 11 v 13-15). Those who wear these masks are more dangerous than those who wear the Religious masks. They are evil workers, terrible people and false Apostles in church. They are in partnership with the devil and wear masks to bring men under captivity.

 

3. ENTERTAINMENT MASKS: I remember when growing up, I used to be a lover of wrestling entertainment and loved a fellow called ‘Mill Mascaras’ (I hope I got the spelling right). He was the champion and always wore a mask to the ring to cover his identity from the public and add some mystery to his person. He was a good wrestler, but the mask was simply for entertainment. I think this may be likened to what Santa wears during Christmas and some clowns do to entertain the children.

 

4. CULTURAL MASKS: This is the African cultural practice that makes people hide in masquerades during certain festivals. I recall that it was a scary thing while growing up in Lagos and children will usually cry when they see them. To dispel my fears, my late father had to explain to me that human beings were the ones under the heavy attire. There is another side to their story though, some do it for rituals and to appease some idols in those days but we thank God for the influence and impact of the Christian faith in our land that had stopped some of these practices.

 

5. HEALTH AND SAFETY MASKS: This is what millions of people are wearing today and many more will wear in the coming weeks in the world. It’s to keep us safe from the virus that is infecting and killing people globally in this covid19 pandemic. It’s what I strongly recommend my readers should wear and not take off until the pandemic is defeated.

I hope you have been Inspired. Please, be safe and wash your hands regularly.

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