“The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal: Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.” (Proverbs 30:1-3 NKJV)
Using symbolic names, in these passages God revealed to Solomon a declaration of humility by Agur, a son who failed to gain knowledge and understanding, as a man should and must. Interacting with students of the word, his statement of acceptance of stupidity for not having learned wisdom, and for failure to gain knowledge of the Holy One, is a heads up for us all. It is a warning for us not to forsake wisdom and knowledge of the Holy One who holds us by the palm of His mighty hand.
So, it is timely for us, as children of God by grace through faith in Christ Jesus, to reflect and heed the exhortations of apostles Paul and Peter.
Apostle Paul says: “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;” (Colossians 1:9-10 NKJV)
And, Apostle Peter stirs us with these words: “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.” (2 Peter 3:17-18 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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