“EVERY WORD OF GOD proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and you be found a liar.” (Proverbs 30:5-6)
Agur “These sayings are the words of Agur, son of Jakeh. He spoke them as if they came from God.” (Proverbs 30:1) implied that his natural mind could never hope to understand God “He said, “I know less than anyone. I don’t understand as other men do. I haven’t learned wisdom. And I don’t know the Holy One. Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the palms of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his coat? Who has set all the boundaries of the earth in place? What is His name? What is His son’s name? Tell me if you know!” (Proverbs 30:2-4) Scripture indicates that ALL PEOPLE CAN KNOW certain things about their Creator “God shows His anger from heaven. It is against all the godless and evil things people do. They are so evil that they say no to the truth. The TRUTH ABOUT GOD is plain to them. God has made it plain.” (Romans 1:18-19) “The heavens declare THE GLORY OF GOD, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” (Psalms 19:1) However, we cannot know everything about God simply by observing nature. In this verse, Agur notes that God’s Word—His teaching as recorded in Scripture—is the PERFECT SOURCE of those deeper truths. We should respond to God’s general revelation by SEEKING HIM more directly “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8)
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