No Genie
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O God, I beg two favors from you;
let me have them before I die.
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First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
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For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.
Agur asks for two things from God. First, he prays that God would help him avoid lying, which is understandable since Scripture teaches that God sees lying as a serious sin.
His second prayer is for moderation. While many people pray for blessings with the hope of becoming rich, Agur doesn’t want wealth. He understands that riches often cause people to rely on their money instead of on God. On the other hand, he also doesn’t want to experience poverty, because it might lead him to steal in order to survive. Agur’s desire for balance between wealth and poverty reflects his wisdom and trust in God.
Let me ask you: If God granted you only two wishes, would you ask for the same things as Agur, or would you choose something else? What two wishes would you ask for?
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