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“The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, Four that never say, ‘Enough!’: The grave, The barren womb, Land, which is never satisfied with water, And fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’ ”

- Proverbs 30:15-16 NIV

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The Daughters of a Leech

The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, “Enough.” Proverbs 30:15 It is not a sin and is certainly appropriate to ask for help when one is in need (Gal. 6:2, 10; Matt. 25:31-46). This proverb is not about that, however. In this verse, God is talking about someone who constantly wants something from you…and that’s all they want from you. Not…

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APRIL 12 ▪︎ PROVERBS 30:15

“The leech has two daughters. 'Give! Give!' they cry. "There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!'”

What a narrow and naturalistic view of life we have been trained to have. LIFE IS SO MUCH MORE than what we call “the daily grind.” We spend the first bit of our lives being educated for the purpose of getting a job for the purpose of earning money to live comfortably… we exist for the sole purpose of staying alive and inhaling as much of the lusts of this world for self that we can, whether entertainment, socialization, traveling, whatever it is – WE EXIST FOR SELF. In our endless pursuit for “life’s best” often those nearest and dearest get throw under the bus as we rush ahead, taking and taking...

What a sorry existence, leech’s daughter.

In this rat race we completely are blindsided to the fullness of what life really is. We are so focused on keeping ourselves alive and living for self that we miss out on true and full life. The stress we put on ourselves to preserve ourselves is such a lie!

There is such fullness available.

You walk in a covenant relationship with the Creator; He created you with purpose. This purpose is not to take. It is not to steal life from others. It is not to consume but to be consumed. Father said “take no thought for your life.” Do not worry about what you are to eat, or drink, or wear… or do next. Do not worry or take thought about any part of your life. Those are characteristics of one not in covenant with Yahweh – it is a characteristic of a Gentile. “After these things the Gentiles seek.” But you have a better covenant partner. You have been created with purpose. Your covenant partner takes care of those things; you seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. He adds what you need.

WHAT FREEDOM! What peace. I do not have to have opinions or make decisions. I do not have to be the one responsible for providing, or for making something work. What burdens that lifts from mankind, if they would only let God be God; let Him be the kind heavenly Father that He is.

What is my purpose? Seeking first His kingdom. That is not future – I have been thoroughly convinced of the fact that often we push His kingdom coming until “the second coming” or “the rapture” – the end of the world – but that is not so. HIS KINGDOM HAS COME. But so often I still push His kingdom out into the future, as in that it is not relevant to me at this moment. When the big things come, then I will be a part of His kingdom. When I start working in ministry, then I am a part of building His kingdom. When I get out in the world and in life…future, future, future… His kingdom is now. His kingdom is each moment.

His kingdom is within you.

What does this mean for this moment? It means that you are listening to Him, that you are walking with Him through life. That is the aim of life, to walk with HIM in it. To experience life with Him. How often we miss out on so much of life’s beauty and fullness (His beauty and fullness) because we do not walk with Him through it. We rush through on our own, making our own way, doing our own thing.

His way is so much better!

Even the “bad” situations He brings us through are simply to be walked through with Him. If that is where He is pleased to have me, that is where I am content to remain. Because HE is there. So often I get so focused on getting out of the situation that I completely miss experiencing Him in it. He had something He wanted to experience with me, but I pushed my way through because it was “uncomfortable” for me.

Why do we reject this full and beautiful life? Because it is not a formula. It is a relationship. We are always looking for a formula, for “this is the way to do things so if I do it like this I will be right.” He specifically does not give us a precise formula because if He did, we wouldn’t have any relationship with Him. We wouldn’t experience His love, we wouldn’t walk through life with Him.

One person described this walk with the Father as similar to a marriage proposal; the gentleman does not say “I want you to marry me, and here are all the rules for our relationship. No, it is more like “lets walk together and experience life together and we will figure it out as we go along.” This is how it is with God! He desires to walk through life with you. And of course, as you submit and are willing (as you fall in love with Him), He leads you in the right path. But it is a friendship, a relationship, a partnership. You come to Him and ask “what do you think about this?” or “what should I do here?” You delight yourself in Him, and HE gives you the desires of your heart. A marriage covenant does not work if one or both people involved are always going off and doing whatever they want to do without communication to the other. Your life is irrevocably tied to another, and everything you do is affected by it.

My life is irrevocably tied to my Father and everything I do is affected by it.

God justifies. God pleads my case for me. I do not need to defend myself.

The leech has two daughters “Give and give.” If this is your purpose, Why do you live? Me in my self love Will take and take Ignoring the death Left in my wake The Son of God came to Heal and free Those once held captive (That is me) As He has forgiven I must forgive A son’s life reflects How Father lives To take for myself, That is not gain But spread by the Spirit His life; His name.