Ordinary
God Chooses to Use Ordinary People
Date: January 26, 2022
Passage: Proverbs 30:1–10
Agar the inspired writer of these verses is not mentioned anywhere else in Scripture and even though his father’s name is given there is no clue to his family or tribe in Israel. Ithiel and Ucal are appar¬ently his companions but are also unknown (v. 1). Agar seems to have been a plain and …
IllustrationGem Dealer Who Purchased a Sapphire Stone For Ten Dollars
A gem dealer was strolling the aisles at the Tucson Gem Show when he noticed a blue-violet stone the size and shape of a potato. He looked it over, then, as calmly as possible, asked the vendor, …