{"id":1018,"date":"2020-11-29T14:11:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T20:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2022-02-11T07:40:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T13:40:46","slug":"a-confession-and-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/29\/a-confession-and-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"A Confession and Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cEvery word of God is<\/em> pure: he is<\/em> a shield unto them that put their trust in him.<\/strong>\u201d
Proverbs 30:5 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAgur wrote to\nhis friends a confession. It soon turned into a prayer, one that recognized\nGod. [Note: In brackets there are some definitions.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u20181. The words of Agur the\nson of Jakeh, even<\/em> the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto\nIthiel and Ucal, 2. Surely I am<\/em> more brutish<\/strong> [stupid; foolish<\/em>] than any<\/em>\nman, and have not the understanding of a man. 3. I neither learned wisdom, nor\nhave the knowledge<\/strong> [knowledge gained\nthrough the senses<\/em>] of the holy. 4. Who hath ascended up into heaven, or\ndescended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters\nin a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is<\/em>\nhis name, and what is<\/em> his son\u2019s name, if thou canst tell? 5. Every word\nof God is<\/em> pure: he is<\/em> a shield unto them that put their trust in\nhim. 6. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a\nliar. 7. Two things<\/em> have I required of thee; deny me them<\/em> not\nbefore I die: 8. Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty\nnor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 9. Lest I be full, and deny thee<\/em>,\nand say, Who is<\/em> the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the\nname of my God in vain<\/em>.<\/strong>\u2019 (Proverbs 30:1\u20139)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNotice that\nhe first recognized himself as a sinner (verses 2\u20133). He recognized he needed a\nSavior (verses 3\u20134). He acknowledged that he could not understand. Compare this\nwith 1 Corinthians 2:14 \u201cBut the\nnatural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are\nfoolishness unto him: neither can he know them<\/em>, because they are\nspiritually discerned.<\/strong>\u201d So he cried out, asking His name. Where did he go\nfor his answers? (See verse 5 and remember Psalm 12:6.) But be careful to not\nadd to or change what God\u2019s Word says to fit your need (verse 6). He then\ncontinued with a prayer for forgiveness, and provision (remember the Lord\u2019s\nPrayer we learned in Matthew 6:9\u201313, especially verses 11\u201313a). He wants God to\nforgive him from the sin he now recognized. He then wanted God to only give him\nwhat he needed, so he would recognize that it came from God. Too much, and he\nwould claim the glory himself, and too little, he would break God\u2019s commands by\nstealing. His heart sought God earnestly\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBe encouraged to see what others learned about the\nimportance of wisdom in our lesson today. Remember that it is a personal choice\n\u2013 to seek wisdom or to become a fool. We must not only read, but memorize this\nwisdom found in God\u2019s Word. Just as Agur (in Proverbs 30) realized he was a\nsinful man and recognized he needed God\u2019s forgiveness, each person must come to\nthat point in their own heart and life. A decision must be made. After choosing\nGod\u2019s forgiveness (becoming a Christian), we should do as Agur did. Agur chose\n\u201cevery word of God\u201d for it is pure. What will you choose? We should choose the\nwisdom found in God\u2019s Word \u2013 and live it out in our lives, thereby pleasing\nGod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGod\u2019s wisdom\nis important to those who belong to Him.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Excerpt from The Biblical Path of Life, Year One Quarter Four, Lesson 9: Proverbs 25-31, Wisdom Revealed.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you chosen to receive every Word of God as pure? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote>