Matthew 5:6,
"Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."
MATTHEW 5:1-9
Matthew 5:1-9New International Version (NIV)
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
5 - 1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down.
His disciples came to him,
2 and he began to teach them. The Beatitudes He said:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
In the natural world, people eat even when
they aren't hungry. Many of us can prove that by turning sideways and
looking at ourselves in the mirror. But in the spiritual realm, only
those who are hungry can get fed. One of the worst things that can
happen to us is spiritual complacency.
Being hungry for the things of God is one of the best things that can happen to us. Most people don't feel that way. They would rather have the feeling of being full. But Jesus promised us that fullness would follow hunger. No hunger, no fullness.
Therefore, what many people hate is actually a sign of spiritual health. Longing for more of God is a healthy sign. No one hungers for God on their own. That is not the nature of man.
No man hungers for God unless the Spirit of God is drawing him (Jn. 6:44).
Hungering for God doesn't cause God to move in our lives, but it is a sign that God is already at work in us. We should praise God for spiritual hunger and be encouraged. He doesn't make us hungry and then let us starve. He does so in order to fill us with His blessings and love. We need a hunger that will never be satisfied until the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Being hungry for the things of God is one of the best things that can happen to us. Most people don't feel that way. They would rather have the feeling of being full. But Jesus promised us that fullness would follow hunger. No hunger, no fullness.
Therefore, what many people hate is actually a sign of spiritual health. Longing for more of God is a healthy sign. No one hungers for God on their own. That is not the nature of man.
No man hungers for God unless the Spirit of God is drawing him (Jn. 6:44).
Hungering for God doesn't cause God to move in our lives, but it is a sign that God is already at work in us. We should praise God for spiritual hunger and be encouraged. He doesn't make us hungry and then let us starve. He does so in order to fill us with His blessings and love. We need a hunger that will never be satisfied until the marriage supper of the Lamb.
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