Proverbs 30:6 Commentary and Bible Study

The repentant sinner must be wholeheartedly submitted to God and here is a test of submissiveness. Are we ready to accept God exactly as he is and not try to change him in any way? Do we accept his word precisely as he has given it to us and not try to add to it or take away from it? Why would we want to modify it? Well, because we are uncomfortable with it and sense that we are out of step with it, but instead of being willing to change ourselves we want God to change and accommodate himself to us. That is not repentance; that is idolatry because we are creating a god that is suitable to us. The one who has truly examined his own heart and seen his uncleanness dare not say anything in his defence. He is convinced that God is perfect and he is thankful that God is even willing to look upon him at all in his sinful state. What the Lord says about his fallen condition he accepts without reservation. Total submission to God is the only safe way to approach him. Of course, he may judge us immediately when we lower our defences to him, but what could those defences do to stop him anyway. We approach him because we believe he is merciful; if he is not, then all hope is lost. ‘If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared’ (Psalm 130:3-4). That fear is not a hopeless fear that drives us away from God, but a reverent fear that makes us seek refuge in him.But if we are not fully submitted to him, if we want to contest with him, or complain that his standards are too strict, or to make exceptions for ourselves, then of course he will know this. Will he agree with our amendments to his perfect word? Will he accept that we have improved upon his word and allow our edits to stand? Does God after all submit himself to the judgments of mere men, and does the Creator take lessons from his creatures? No, never. The very thought of man in his ignorance improving upon God in his infinite and eternal perfection is laughable, indeed unthinkable. He will contend with us, because we contend with him and there is no doubt about the outcome. You did not engage him because you loved the truth more than him, but because you wanted to subvert the truth for your own purposes. But if you were a person of integrity you would rejoice that you have found one who cannot lie and you would ask him to rebuild you and remove all evil from your heart.