Daily Devotional Betty Miller shares her daily devotionals which are based on the book of Proverbs in
the Bible.
The Wisdom of God
Verses for the Day:
Proverbs
30:15-16 (KJV): 15 The horse leach hath two
daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied,
yea, four things say not, It is enough:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and
the fire that saith not, It is enough.
Proverbs
30:15-16 (AMP): 15 The leech has two
daughters, crying, Give, give! There are three things that are never satisfied,
yes, four that do not say, It is enough:
16 Sheol (the place of the dead), the barren womb, the earth that is not
satisfied with water, and the fire that says not, It is enough.
Thoughts for the Day:
These verses
from Proverbs record things that are destructive and
are never
satisfied. They list examples in nature to show how destructive certain things
are. The first thing that is mentioned is a horseleech that is calling out,
"give, give." A horseleech was a parasite that was common in Palestine
and it lodged in the throats of horses. The horses would pick them up from
drinking in pools of contaminated water. All parasites and leeches live off of a
host that gives them life, while draining the one who is the host. There are
people who are like this also; they live off of others, while they contribute
nothing. They drain the people that they hang onto. They are just like the
horseleech, they take and take.
After mentioning
the horseleech, the scripture then mentions three more things that are never
satisfied, plus a fourth one. The list is the grave, a barren womb,
parched earth, and fire. These things are all things that are destructive and
bring pain and heartache. The first on the list are death and hell, and they
are never satisfied, because they are always calling for more inhabitants. One
of the descriptions of hell is that it is like a large gaping mouth that devours
the wicked. Since hell is never satisfied, it is never full, so it enlarges
itself, as more and more wicked people go there.
Isaiah 5:14-15:
14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure:
and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth,
shall descend into it.
15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled,
and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
The next thing in
the list that causes dissatisfaction is a woman who has a barren womb. It
is very heartbreaking to see a woman who is yearning to have a child, but cannot
have one. She cannot be comforted and is never satisfied with her condition.
The Bible promises that His women are blessed and part of that blessing is the
ability to have children. It is the devil who causes women to be unable to have
children. We have seen many women, who after prayer, were able to have a
baby, when the doctor said they could never conceive. God's power and love can
break the curse of a barren womb.
Deuteronomy
7:13: And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will
also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy
wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in
the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Another thing that
is never satisfied is the earth, when it is in need of water. It can become so
dry that it takes a lot of rain to bring it back to normal, when the land is in a
drought. Drought is also a part of the curse spoken about in the Bible and
it comes on a land, when sin has multiplied in it. When people begin
practicing idolatry and turn from the living God, the earth suffers for it.
Deuteronomy
11:13-17:
13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my
commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to
serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
14 That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and
thine oil.
15 And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and
be full.
16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside,
and serve other gods, and worship them;
17 And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven,
that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish
quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
The fourth thing
that is never satisfied is a fire. Fire consumes everything that it
touches and the very life of a fire is dependent upon consuming whatever is its
source of fuel. There is nothing more devastating to view than the after-math of a
fire. Our state has had many forest fires since we have been in the worst
drought in over a hundred years. When driving by these areas, it is very
depressing to see mile after mile of charred timber that was once stately green
forests. Fire is never satisfied, as it devours everything around it, and only
goes out when there is nothing left to fuel it.
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Praises be to Your Name for delivering us from the curses of the enemy! I
thank You for Your many blessings, and am grateful that You have redeemed us
from the curse. Lord, set us free from all dissatisfaction and discontent. Lord,
today, may I find my peace and contentment in You. Father, I am grateful for
Your protection against the curses of the devil. Thank You for protecting my
property from fire and sending us rain in due season. I am grateful for the
refreshing rains You send and I know the animals, trees, grasses and the earth
are happy, too. We thank You for Your many blessings and pray in the name of
Jesus. Amen.
