Proverbs 30 - Agur - A Wise Man

 

Proverbs 30 – Agur – A Wise Man

 

Agur’s reverence for God and His Word proves that he was a wise man worth listening to. He had the right attitude toward wealth and family and he was concerned about a generation that had turned away from God. He seemed to be a humble, observant and inquisitive man.

Some things are never satisfied. The leech wants more blood, the grave wants more dead, the barren mother yearns for children, the earth thirsts for more water, and the fire wants more fuel. (Prov. 26:20-21). Dissatisfaction creates many problems in our world. The extremes of poverty and riches bring with them certain temptations. Abundance tempts people to feel unrealistically self-sufficient. Need tempts them to stop trusting Gold and to resort to acts that harm others.

Some things never lose their wonder. Science may explain the flight of birds, the movements of snakes, the currents of the ocean, and human sexuality, but that does not take away their wonder. Life and Love are not explained by laboratory experiments or the formulas of the experts. As you go through life, do not lose your sense of wonder.

Some things always seem to cause trouble. Servants do not always know how to handle the luxury and authority of the throne (Prov. 1910), so they create problems instead of solving them. Those who cause trouble tend to curse their parents, are self-righteous, exude arrogance and oppress the poor and needy.

Some small things are very big in wisdom. The ants are wise to prepare, the badgers to protect, the locusts to cooperate, and the spiders to get into the best places and hold on.

Some things are made for honor. The lion, greyhound and male goat are regal because God made them that way, each has its own kind of honor. The king is regal because of his office and his official army. If you exalt yourself you will have only artificial honor. If you let God fulfill in you the purpose for which He made you, you will have true honor. A proper bearing in life comes from functioning as God created a person to function.

 

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