Thought for the Day

Verses 29-31 - Agur described four things that are stately in their walk; from these observations we can gain spiritual truths.

The Lion: The lion is called the "king of the beasts," but it is not strength alone that causes it to stride in majestic confidence. He is fearless, turning away from no beast. We too, can be strong and unafraid if we walk with God, and claim His strength and His confidence. "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Ephesians 6:10-11). We are to be strong in the Lord and the power of His might, not our own. When we put on our spiritual armor, the enemy's fiery darts cannot harm us. We must not fear what man can do, for God is greater than any man (Psalm 56:11). If we pray for the people the devil is using against us, and take authority over those powers in the name of Jesus, then the devil will have to cease his attacks against them and us. We are not to fear what man can do to us, as God is greater than any man.

The Greyhound: Graceful in its walk, the greyhound can out-run pursuer or prey. It is needful to be swift about some things in life, while slow about others. We ought to be swift to repent, swift to forgive, swift to obey God's voice, swift to do good. Scripture tells us to be swift to hear, but slow to speak and slow to become angry (James 1:19-20). Someone has said that God gave us two ears and only one mouth, so we should listen twice as much as we speak.

The He-Goat: The mountain goat majestically climbs high into the mountains and leaps upon their steep, rocky slopes. Confident and unafraid of falling, goats are uncannily surefooted. There are many mountains to conquer in life. We can become surefooted and confident in our walk of faith by applying Biblical truths to our lives. Then we will not fear the mountains of difficulties which we must overcome. We can trust the Lord to give us spiritual hinds' feet, for deer are sure-footed like the goats. "He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms" (Psalm 18:33-34).

A King: The last example talks about a king who has a kingdom at peace. It is quite a picture to see a military processional parade down a street for review. The king, dressed in his finest, rides on the lead horse who is girded up for the occasion. Backed by his finest men, he rides forth in great confidence, since their are no uprisings against him that he must deal with at the present time. He is stately in appearance, as the other animals mentioned in these verses are. We can also be as this rider, when we allow the Holy Spirit to work His confidence and demeanor in us. We can have confidence in Him when we pray, knowing that if we ask anything of Him that is His will for us, we will receive it (1 John 5:14-15).