Saturday, August 19, 2017

Proverbs 30

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. vv.2-3


Read chapter 30
Agur is now talking.  There is nothing known of him.  His name means "I shall fear."  Some say it is another name Solomon used.  Whether this is Solomon or not, he speaks here in this chapter about the transformation of God's wisdom; the power that it has to make one stand more in awe of Him.  
Agur speaks of himself as wanting a righteousness, and having done very foolishly. And it becomes us all to have low thoughts of ourselves. He speaks of himself as wanting revelation to guide him in the ways of truth and wisdom. The more enlightened people are, the more they lament their ignorance
Socrates even said he was wise only as far as he knew that he knew nothing.   We can never stop knowing God.  We will never exhaust reading and studying God's word.  As we grow in knowledge and wisdom of Him we realize we want to know Him more and more.  We desire less of ourselves and more of the Holy One and realize how little we actually comprehend.  As God becomes greater in our live we become less as John 3:30 says, "He must become greater; I must become less."
As you get to know God, have you realized your ignorance of Him?  Seems paradoxical but  amazingly true.

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