Building with Wisdom!

On June 14th, I went to a prayer meeting at one of my church member’s homes. The prayer request was for a marriage alliance for their daughter.

I shared this verse in their home:

Proverbs 14:1 (KJV)
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

It is through wisdom that one can build or construct a house. Building a house is not just about the physical structure—it includes nurturing relationships within the family. Anything that is to be built requires wisdom, and we all know that true wisdom comes from God—godly wisdom, not the devil’s cunning or destructive thoughts.

This verse presents two opposites: one who builds and one who destroys.

The first part of the verse says, “wise woman.” Let us look deeper. The church is the woman who is wisely building the house of the Lord for His second coming. No matter how many hurdles the world and the enemy impose, the church is wisely and quietly doing her work. Hallelujah!

Remember: the church is the woman, and Christ is the head. The woman builds wisely because Christ is her head—His thoughts and mind guide her actions.

In Genesis, the devil tricked the woman, but in the New Testament, Jesus has raised a wise woman to deliver people trapped by the devil. Hallelujah!

No matter how advanced technology becomes, no man or machine can be as wise as the church. The church is the most powerful and wisest entity on this earth.
Brick by brick, a house is built; soul by soul, the church is constructing the temple of God. Quietly, she will be taken into the Lord’s arms soon.

AI functions based on past data to provide information, but the church looks ahead to the future and prepares us for the coming of the Lord.
AI is no match for the church.

In the second part of the verse, it speaks of the foolish—and we know who the foolish one is: the devil, Lucifer. He was once adorned with God’s glory, but the foolish one lost his place and is now the fallen angel.
Let us not be proud or boastful, lest we fall like him.

Now the devil has no home. We have physical identity cards and addresses, and spiritually, we have our identity in Christ. But this foolish one has lost everything.

That’s why going to church is important—because God gives us wisdom and knowledge to be holy and pure in this world.
Our bodies are temples of God, so let us be wise and keep them holy, that God may dwell in us, and we may be part of His church, building the house of God for the rapture.

And finally, I told the family: when seeking a marriage alliance for your children, the key question should be - are they in Christ, and do they reflect the wisdom of Jesus?

If they do, pray, wait on the Lord, and move forward with discernment, building a wise and godly marriage in alignment with His plan.

In a world full of options and noise, may we not rush ahead in our own understanding, but pause and seek God’s timing and will-for He knows what is best.

Now how does this word apply to you? Whether you are:

• Happily married – continue to build your home on Christ and use your marriage as a testimony to build God’s kingdom together.
• Facing challenges in your marriage – don’t give up. Invite God into your situation. Let Him heal, restore, and lead you to make wise, godly decisions.
• Separated or divorced – know that your story is not over. Depend on God to show you the next step and seek His plan for your life with humble wisdom and faith.
• Widowed – if your spouse has passed away, know that God sees you, loves you, and is with you. In this season, seek the Lord’s wisdom for your life and walk forward in His comfort and purpose.

In every phase, wisdom from God is the foundation. Let us be like the wise woman in Proverbs 14:1-building, not breaking; trusting, not rushing; waiting, not wavering.

Stay blessed, stay wise, and keep building!

In Christ,
Stephen John Brother