Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6
Being hungry gives you a strong desire for that thing you're missing or going without. It causes you to think on nothing else other than getting whatever that thing is. We can be hungry for a certain type of food, but not be in a place where we can get our hands on it right away. Righteousness is so very different!
Jesus gave the disciples two promises in this text: 1) you are blessed; and 2) you shall be filled, when you hunger and thirst for righteousness.
Being hungry and thirsty for righteousness is different from being hungry and thirsty for natural food. Natural food can satisfy us, but it might not fill us with every nutrient we may need or require. When we seek after righteousness (right standings with God), we're seeking His will for our lives and the heart or willpower to obey Him at His Word. This in itself should fill us with the joy of the Lord; knowing that we're pleasing Him.
What a blessing it is to know when we seek righteousness, He blesses us with MORE and MORE!
Are you seeking more of Him today???
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More of you, Lord! More. More. More.
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