READ: 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
…even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; :- 2 Peter 3:15
Wisdom is the master key to catching up and overtaking all those who were there before you in ministry. The apostle Paul was given special wisdom from God and it is this wisdom that we see in his letters to the churches.
Paul is the best example of someone who caught up with those ahead of him. Wisdom is the master key for catching up with your seniors. Paul did not have the opportunity to meet Jesus personally. He did not have the privilege that the other twelve disciples had.
How did Paul catch up with the ministers that were ahead of him? What did he do to bridge the gap? What did he do to overcome this great handicap of not seeing Jesus in person?
Paul’s master key was the key of wisdom. Peter acknowledged that Paul had been given special wisdom. The special wisdom Paul had been given made him write books and catch up with those who had been apostles before him. The special wisdom to catch up with those ahead of you is called “the catching-up wisdom”. It has two components. The first component is the wisdom of walking in the grace of God and the second component is the wisdom of working harder than those ahead of you.
In 1 Corinthians 15:9-10, Apostle Paul revealed the wisdom that God gave him to catch up with the other apostles. Walk in the grace of God! Many people do not walk in the grace that they have been given. The grace you have been given is the gift that you have. Instead of trying to be like someone else, find out what grace you have received from God. When you walk in the grace of God, you walk in your gift and you stay in your calling.