“Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down? Who holds the wind in his fists? Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak? Who has created the whole wide world? What is his name—and his son’s name? Tell me if you know!” (Proverbs 30:4 NLT).
Proverbs 30 contains the sayings of Agur, son of Jakeh, an otherwise unknown author. Yet, one can see both his humility and his wisdom in the questions he asks. His questions are humble for they point to the vast separation between the transcendent God and His lowly creation. Yet they are at the same time wise for they point to One who might bridge the chasm between God and man.
Agur probably never thought that God would answer his unanswerable questions. His questions were similar to Job’s thoughts, who declared, “God is not a mortal like me. If only there were a mediator between us, someone who could bring us together” (Job 9:32-33). Both men imagined one who might mediate between God and humanity.
So what was God’s answer? Who goes between heaven and earth? Who calms the winds and the waves? Who created all things? Who is the only mediator between God and man? What’s his name and his son’s name?
He is the LORD and His son’s name is Jesus. Jesus is the answer. For He fulfills all that Job and Agur imagined.
PRAYER: Dear Father, we have many questions, but we are satisfied with the answer You have given us in Jesus. For we trust that You have revealed to us the most important wisdom of all, namely, Your Son. For He is our wisdom, our answer to every question and trial we face. Therefore, we pursue Jesus today in all things. In His name we pray. Amen.