Matthew 5:6
Have you ever been hungry or thirsty? I not talking about the hunger from missing a meal by choice I am talking about real hunger from a hard days work, and thirst that comes from a dry mouth on a hot dusty day. The kind of hunger and thirst that you notice only after you realize how much food and water consumed when you were finally full. Our next B-attitude is
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." (NIV)
"You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat." (The Message)
You see when we hunger for righteousness, the way Jesus is talking about we work ourselves to the point of needing His righteousness in our lives. There is nothing we can or should try to do like fasting from righteousness so we will hunger for it. No, this is a kind of hunger that comes from working hard for the Kingdom and at the end of the day you find yourself in need of His righteousness to sustain you. So you sit yourself down at His table and eat and drink of His Word, Love, Faith and Truth for you.
When you sit down at His table there is always plenty to eat. His table is always full. The Lords banquet is flowing with Milk and Honey. It is a feast. The drink is like none other. Not even Gatorade understands how to quench this kind of thirst.
I know some of you may be thinking that it is not fun to hunger and, if that hunger persists you are exactly right. But that is not the Lord's will for you or me. He wants to fill us. The promise of that is right in this verse. If you hunger, you will be filled. I love to work hard all day and come home or go upstairs for a good large meal with a big glass of ice water. This kind of meal puts a punctuation at the end of the day that says to me "job well done". This meal that the Lord wants to give you is the same kind of meal. When you eat of it He will be telling you "Well done my good and faithful servant."
This is not a promise for tomorrow alone or for today alone. This promise is reoccurring as often as He wills it for you.
So, my brothers and sisters I encourage you to Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness for you shall surly be filled.
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." (NIV)
"You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat." (The Message)
You see when we hunger for righteousness, the way Jesus is talking about we work ourselves to the point of needing His righteousness in our lives. There is nothing we can or should try to do like fasting from righteousness so we will hunger for it. No, this is a kind of hunger that comes from working hard for the Kingdom and at the end of the day you find yourself in need of His righteousness to sustain you. So you sit yourself down at His table and eat and drink of His Word, Love, Faith and Truth for you.
When you sit down at His table there is always plenty to eat. His table is always full. The Lords banquet is flowing with Milk and Honey. It is a feast. The drink is like none other. Not even Gatorade understands how to quench this kind of thirst.
I know some of you may be thinking that it is not fun to hunger and, if that hunger persists you are exactly right. But that is not the Lord's will for you or me. He wants to fill us. The promise of that is right in this verse. If you hunger, you will be filled. I love to work hard all day and come home or go upstairs for a good large meal with a big glass of ice water. This kind of meal puts a punctuation at the end of the day that says to me "job well done". This meal that the Lord wants to give you is the same kind of meal. When you eat of it He will be telling you "Well done my good and faithful servant."
This is not a promise for tomorrow alone or for today alone. This promise is reoccurring as often as He wills it for you.
So, my brothers and sisters I encourage you to Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness for you shall surly be filled.
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