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Proverbs 30:16

The four unsatisfied things are: death (the grave always receives more), barrenness (an unfulfilled longing), parched earth (endless thirst for water), and fire (which always consumes more). These are powerful natural images of insatiable appetite. Together they warn that certain hungers — especially those rooted in death and destruction — can never be satisfied by giving them more. The only solution is transformation, not indulgence.

Memory phrase: Some things never have enough.

Talk about it: What is the only thing that can truly satisfy the deepest hunger in your heart?

Prayer: God, satisfy my heart. You are enough for me.

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