THE WORD OF GOD IS FIRE PRAYER UNIVERSITY

  Pray Agur’s Prayer July 26, 2017 Devotionals Ed Blind Faith (No. 30, 2017) Weekly Devotional for July 27, 2017 Pray Agur’s Prayer You probably don’t remember a Bible character named Agur. This wisdom-writer appears only in Proverbs 30. His father is named Jakeh, and that is everything we know about Agur. He is a minor character in the Bible – even within the book of Proverbs – but he certainly possesses keen, true insights. The centerpiece of his sole chapter of scripture is: “Every word of God proves true. He defends all who come to him for protection.” (Proverbs 30:5 NLT) Reading all of Proverbs 30 whets my appetite to know more about Agur, but his history remains a mystery. Learning to pray his prayer for God’s guidance for his life can be highly instructive, however. We don’t know Agur’s age when he wrote down his prayer, but it is a prayer any of us would do well to pray at any age: I ask two things from you, LORD. Don’t refuse me before I die. {8} Keep me from lying and bei...