Thought for the Day

Verse 5 - Having begun his instruction with a confession of his own limited knowledge and of God's infinite power and wisdom, Agur turns our attention to God's Word.

The Bible tells us that all Scripture came by the inspiration of God and it is the guide by which we are to live. His Word is pure, and we can confidently trust it. Many Christians quote famous men's sayings, but could gain more by quoting the Word of God. If we do not study the Bible (2 Timothy 2:15), we will end up learning God's ways the hard way, through the pain of trial and error. However, if we apply God's Word to our lives, He will be a shield for us. We can always trust God: "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19).

Verse 6 - Having made his pupils aware of the value of knowing God's Word, Agur warned them not to add anything to it. The Holy Spirit also spoke a similar warning through Moses: "What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it" (Deuteronomy 12:32). God's Word is extremely important to Him, and He gives a stern warning not to tamper with it. Through the Apostle John, the Holy Spirit warned us again: "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book" (Revelation 22:18-19).

We must be careful neither to add to God's Word, nor to seek wisdom beyond what He has revealed. We also should not focus just on certain parts of Scripture and ignore other parts, but read and study the entire Bible.