Wisdom and Doors

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Wisdom is multi-facetted. There is insight like the ability to see between issues or read between the lines. There is also prudent behaviour in terms of wise dealing. There is prudence in terms of good judgment or good sense. Wisdom also encompasses knowledge and this includes knowledge of how the world works in dealing with people and the world and how the spiritual world works in dealing with spiritual forces and the heavenly realm. There is also discretion whether in terms of planning ahead or preparing a course of action with foresight or just plain ability to know what to say at the right time and right place. Wisdom also involves discernment especially in spiritual matters. As was mentioned yesterday, everything is permissible but not all things are beneficial and wisdom helps us make that distinction.

Thus when it comes to doors, it is wise to open the door of our heart when Jesus comes knocking as it leads to Jesus coming to live inside us as we enthrone Him as King in our lives. With the door of our heart opened to Jesus, God opens the door to the heavenly realm to us as well as our mind to the mysteries of His kingdom. We can exercise our authority and power as children of God seated together with Christ in the heavenly realm and partaking in our rich inheritance of glory even while still living here on earth as mere mortals but born again spiritual beings.

It is also wise to open the door of our heart to the person God has chosen for us to be our life partner so we may navigate life and our spiritual journey together. Two is better than one in most instances including wisdom as two heads will always be better than one. The counsel of another provides cover for our blind spots and complements our weaknesses. Our views and actions become more balanced when we have the counsel and wisdom of our loved one.

Therefore it is wise to avoid the door of temptation or the seductress. The devil is here to kill, steal and destroy. To kill our relationship with God, to steal our joy and anointing in Christ and to destroy our faith and ministry. But Jesus is instead the way, the truth and the life! Ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find and knock and it shall be opened.

Wisdom is knowing which door to knock, open and enter, which door to flee from. Not every open door leads us to God. Not every door leads us to freedom, joy and salvation. Solomon was wise to choose wisdom above all else. In choosing wisdom, he actually chose God and the ways of God although in the end, he did not use his wisdom wisely. Will we use the wisdom God has given us wisely to avoid doors that lead to destruction and only open doors that lead to God and eternal life?