Proverb 30 (NKJV)
The proverb asks if you know the name of the One who Who ascended to and descended from heaven, the One gathered the wind in His fists, the One who bound the waters into a garment, the One who established all the ends of the earth. It asks if you know the name of Him, or His Son's name. Some 900 years before Jesus was born, Solomon knew that God's Son would appear on earth. A prophecy bound up in a proverb. Long before the Pharisees would accuse Him of equating Himself with God, Solomon knew God's Son who would descend from heaven.
We are drawing close to the End of Times, and there is absolutely nothing more important in life than being born again of the Spirit of God; to know that you are saved from eternal death and judgment and that you have an assurance that you are going to heaven because you have been born into His family, into His Kingdom; to be set free from the burden of sin, and be able to experience God's forgiveness, peace and power.
This has all been freely provided by an unmerited grace through the atoning sacrifice on Calvary of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. This is the Gospel that was proclaimed by the angels at His birth some 900 years after Agur was moved by the Spirit of God to ask us if we know what His name is. It has since been preached throughout the entire world. The things that are getting ready to take place on the Earth will shake the whole world and bring about much confusion, fear and destruction. Although there are things everyone can do to prepare themselves, there is nothing that will completely protect you from what is coming unless you are protected by the Ark of Salvation that is Christ Jesus. This is why Jesus warned His disciples while He walked with them;
And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: Luke 17:26
In those days, God told Noah to build the ark and gave him a blueprint on how to build it. This ark would be the only way humanity could be saved from the horrific cataclysmic flood that was coming upon the earth. The ark was big enough to accommodate many people plus all the animal species. Noah, a righteous man of God warned the people for a long time about the coming flood and destruction, telling them to repent and turn away from sin and join him in the ark. However, no one paid attention to him as they continued living in their sins, rebellion and idolatry. Jesus used the the great flood and the days of Sodom's destruction as examples of how things will be before He returns;
Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. " Luke 17:27-30As I said. just as Noah and his family had a life saving ark to escape God's judgment on the world, we too have an Ark that will save us from the judgment of God. This Ark is available to all who believe in Christ and repent of their evil ways. Christ Jesus is that Ark of Salvation. Mind you, many claim that there are other ways to gain eternal salvation, but like a boat riddled with holes in the bottom, Those ways will only give you a ticket to hell and destruction.
Do not follow those who teach a false Gospel, because there is but one way to eternal salvation. Salvation is not a religion, it is a person; Love is not a word, it is a person; The Way is not a map, it is a person; Truth and life are not concepts, they are a person. The name of that person is the same person the proverb asks if you know, and that person is Christ Jesus, who tells us;
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6I pray that those who have ears to hear will hear His voice and call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and be saved. Amen
The Wisdom of Agur
01 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance.
00 This man declared to Ithiel--to Ithiel and Ucal:
02 Surely I am more stupid than any man,
00 And do not have the understanding of a man.
03 I neither learned wisdom
00 Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.
04 Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?
00 Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
00 Who has bound the waters in a garment?
00 Who has established all the ends of the earth?
00 What is His name, and what is His Son's name,
00 If you know?
05 Every word of God is pure;
00 He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
06 Do not add to His words,
00 Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
07 Two things I request of You
00 (Deprive me not before I die):
08 Remove falsehood and lies far from me;
00 Give me neither poverty nor riches--
00 Feed me with the food allotted to me;
09 Lest I be full and deny You,
00 And say, "Who is the LORD?"
00 Or lest I be poor and steal,
00 And profane the name of my God.
10 Do not malign a servant to his master,
00 Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
11 There is a generation that curses its father,
00 And does not bless its mother.
12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
00 Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
13 There is a generation-- oh, how lofty are their eyes!
00 And their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
00 And whose fangs are like knives,
00 To devour the poor from off the earth,
00 And the needy from among men.
15 The leech has two daughters--
00 Give and Give!
00 There are three things that are never satisfied,
00 Four never say, "Enough!":
16 The grave,
00 The barren womb,
00 The earth that is not satisfied with water--
00 And the fire never says, "Enough!"
17 The eye that mocks his father,
00 And scorns obedience to his mother,
00 The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
00 And the young eagles will eat it.
18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
00 Yes, four which I do not understand:
19 The way of an eagle in the air,
00 The way of a serpent on a rock,
00 The way of a ship in the midst of the sea,
00 And the way of a man with a virgin.
20 This is the way of an adulterous woman:
00 She eats and wipes her mouth,
00 And says, "I have done no wickedness."
21 For three things the earth is perturbed,
00 Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
22 For a servant when he reigns,
00 A fool when he is filled with food,
23 A hateful woman when she is married,
00 And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.
24 There are four things which are little on the earth,
00 But they are exceedingly wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong,
00 Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26 The rock badgers are a feeble folk,
00 Yet they make their homes in the crags;
27 The locusts have no king,
00 Yet they all advance in ranks;
28 The spider skillfully grasps with its hands,
00 And it is in kings' palaces.
29 There are three things which are majestic in pace,
00 Yes, four which are stately in walk:
30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts
00 And does not turn away from any;
31 A greyhound,
00 A male goat also,
00 And a king whose troops are with him.
32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
00 Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter,
00 And wringing the nose produces blood,
00 So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
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