Years ago, a Christian student studying law at the University of Ibadan entered a mosque on the campus to preach Christ. He urged the people to repent. If that took place in some parts of the country, he probably would not come out alive. Even at that, the Muslim students protested the following day. They blocked the University’s entrance. Their counterparts at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, also caused some stir in solidarity.

When Jesus sent His disciples to preach, He notified them that they were going as sheep among wolves. Therefore, they must be wise as serpents while remaining harmless as doves. That is a paradox, isn’t it? Both are needed to make the most of one’s calling. Wisdom and faithfulness don’t mean the same thing, but they complement each other. To be faithful is to be true to a cause while being wise simply means employing discretion in the pursuit of that cause. If we do not apply wisdom in our quest for faithfulness to preaching the gospel, we become fanatics. This may endanger our lives, or discredit the gospel. If that student was credited with faithfulness and bravery, the same cannot go for wisdom. God called us to be witnesses for what He did for mankind through Christ; but we should be wise witnesses. A lack of wisdom in whatever we do can ruin our cause.