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**Wisdom Thwarts Enemy Ambushes**  

 


Last Tuesday, as I sat typing a sermon in my Akasia home, the lights died. Again. Load shedding—Stage 6. My laptop gasped, my Wi-Fi flatlined, and my frustration spiked. Outside, the hum of generators competed with the chorus of hadedas. In that dimness, I fumbled for a candle, muttering, *“LORD, must I preach by cellphone light?”*  

But then it hit me: **South Africa’s eternal dance with darkness is a parable**. We’re experts at tripping over furniture in pitch-black rooms, yet we’ve forgotten how to navigate the *spiritual* blackouts—the moral load shedding of corruption, xenophobic tensions, and the viral lies that trend faster than a TikTok dance. Solomon wasn’t wrong: *“Wisdom is better than weapons”* (Ecclesiastes 9:18). But here’s the kicker—wisdom isn’t a backup generator; it’s rewiring your entire house.  

**II. Taxis, Traffic, and Theological GPS**  

Pretoria’s traffic is a metaphor begging to be preached. On the N1, you’ll find BMWs, bakkies, and taxis cutting lanes like Zulu warriors at Isandlwana. Last week, a taxi driver taught me divine strategy. He swerved, braked, and (somehow) avoided six accidents, all while humming *“Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika.”* When I asked his secret, he grinned: *“Mfundisi, you don’t just drive. You *read* the road.”*  

**Wisdom is reading the road**. Satan’s ambushes aren’t subtle—they’re the potholes on Moloto Road, the “get-rich-quick” scams flooding Soweto’s streets, or the political promises hotter than a bunny chow. But Proverbs 4:7 shouts: *“Wisdom is supreme—so get it!”* How? Study God’s “traffic rules.” Pray for His GPS. Discern the *kairoi*—the divine seasons—like a farmer sniffs rain in the Highveld wind.  

**III. Ubuntu and the Algorithm of Heaven**  

Let’s talk tech. South Africa’s obsessed with AI—ChatGPT writes our emails, algorithms curate our news. But heaven’s algorithm is older: *Ubuntu*. *“I am because we are.”* Wisdom thrives in community. When a Kasi kid’s TikTok goes viral, the *hood cheers. When a politician fails, we groan in unison. Yet, we’ve privatized faith, reducing prayer to DM’d emojis.  

Last month, a neighbor’s WhatsApp plea went viral: *“Pray for me—I’m jobless, tempted to steal.”* The church group chat exploded. Auntie Thandi brought vetkoek. Oom Jan offered a job at his garage. We became Solomon’s “many advisors” (Proverbs 15:22). **Wisdom isn’t a solo act**; it’s the symphony of saints.  

**IV. Jacob Zuma, Jezebel, and the Art of Discernment**  

South Africa’s headlines are a telenovela. Jacob Zuma’s MK Party resurges. Coalitions crumble like stale rusks. Celebrities preach prosperity gospel while townships thirst. It’s easy to despair—or to hashtag #PrayForSA without fasting for strategy.  

But remember: Satan’s schemes are recycled. Jezebel bullied with fake news (1 Kings 21). Pharaoh hoarded resources (Exodus 1). Today, it’s deepfakes and state capture. Yet, God’s counterstrategy remains: **Wisdom that “outthinks hell.”** When David faced Goliath, he didn’t mimic Saul’s armor; he used covenant brains (1 Samuel 17:34-37).  

**V. The Jacaranda Paradox**  

Every October, Pretoria’s jacarandas bloom—purple confetti masking cracked pavements. They’re invasive, yet we adore them. A paradox: beauty and burden. Wisdom is similar. It’s costly (Proverbs 4:7), disruptive (Matthew 10:34), yet it’s the only way to rebuild a nation where *“the wise prevail through many advisers”* (Proverbs 24:6).  

**Conclusion: Gees of the Gospel**  

Friends, we’re in a *gees* (spirit) war. The enemy ambushes with apathy, division, and fake light. But God’s wisdom—practiced in prayer labs, preached in taxis, lived in Ubuntu—is our load-shedding survival kit.  

**Prayer Action**: Tonight, light a candle. Ask God: *“Rewrite my algorithms. Make me a Jacaranda—invasive with grace.”*  

**Prayer**: *Ha Modimo, Father of Light, cut through our national darkness. Make us wisdom warriors, fluent in Your Word and rooted in community. Outthink hell through us. Amen.* 

**Final Challenge**:  

Next time Eskom fails, don’t just curse. Ask: *“What’s the spiritual load shedding in me?”* Let’s turn the lights on—one soul, one suburb, at a time.  

*(Written from Akasia, where the power’s back on—for now.)*

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