WISDOM FOR SERVICE
READ: Matthew 24:42-51
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Matthew 24:45-46
Weeping and gnashing of teeth is not just a phrase found in the Bible. It is the pointing out of serious and eternal regret for those who do not take their calling seriously. Jesus predicted that there would be weeping and gnashing for those servants who mishandled the call of God.
You must apply wisdom to the call of God in order to bear more fruit. When you apply wisdom to the call of God your fruits will abide.
God expects you to use wisdom in serving Him. When we started having crusades, we would travel to a distant town and spend three days there, preaching the word of God. Then we would come all the way back and go again for another three days of preaching. One day, I felt the need to apply the wisdom of God to the ministry.
Through the use of new technology, we were able to spend several weeks conducting a series of campaigns without journeying back home. Today, we cannot imagine travelling all the way to these distant locations just to have a three-day campaign. We bore much more fruit in a short while and won more souls with less effort. Applying wisdom makes you bear more fruit. You will regret that you did not apply wisdom to the assignment that God gave you!
Apostle Paul often applied wisdom to what God called him to do. Ministry without wisdom will always result in failure! He knew that he was called to be a supernatural apostle but he still used the wisdom of God. There were times Paul would escape from cities at night. It was wise to run away at night so that’s what he did. There were other times where he would leave his team behind and disappear so that they would catch up with him later (Acts 17:10.14).