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Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Proverbs 30:7-9
The Prayer of Agur
Living In The Sweet Spot
Proverbs 30:7-9
But we are left with the two-word worthy goal of how to do life… “just right.”
The buried treasure in Proverbs 30 is the three-verse prayer that delivers a shocking formula for trusting God, discovering his will for our life.
It’s a small detail, but it’s a good reminder that Agur is praying for stuff in his every day, real world, practical life.
I think Agur is on to something. Truth matters. There is truth.
However, Agur’s next request is a stunner. He dares to pray for a life of moderation.
The perfect mixture of getting what you need and needing what you get. He sums it up nicely: “give me only my daily bread.”
He is praying, in essence, “Lord, keep me dependent on you. Having complete trust in you is the balance in which I want to live.”