Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled" Matthew 5:6.
In the society we live in we are prompted to hunger after many things. Be that material gain, career, self esteem, acceptance, wealth, power, or security to name a few. We are busy and actively promoting or serving a cause, a system; society has so orchestrated life so and it is natural to follow.
Yet, at the end of the day, when the lights are out and its quiet and you are left to yourself what do you find? Are you empty? Has the new this or that satisfied, brought contentment, or set the essence of yourself at peace?
For to understand hunger and thirst one must experience both; one must recognize the need. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35). Jesus is saying that we are blessed when we desire and crave Him; when we trust and obey Him.
Jesus promised to fulfill our longings, to end our hunger and our thirst; to complete us if we follow him, the Lamb of God (Rev. 7:16-17).
How do we follow Jesus? How do we follow anything? We seek it out, we research, we set our mind on Him; He becomes our focus, our need, and our desire.
Seek Jesus and find peace, contentment, and life, life so full, so abundant, and so very, very rewarding!
In the society we live in we are prompted to hunger after many things. Be that material gain, career, self esteem, acceptance, wealth, power, or security to name a few. We are busy and actively promoting or serving a cause, a system; society has so orchestrated life so and it is natural to follow.
Yet, at the end of the day, when the lights are out and its quiet and you are left to yourself what do you find? Are you empty? Has the new this or that satisfied, brought contentment, or set the essence of yourself at peace?
For to understand hunger and thirst one must experience both; one must recognize the need. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35). Jesus is saying that we are blessed when we desire and crave Him; when we trust and obey Him.
Jesus promised to fulfill our longings, to end our hunger and our thirst; to complete us if we follow him, the Lamb of God (Rev. 7:16-17).
How do we follow Jesus? How do we follow anything? We seek it out, we research, we set our mind on Him; He becomes our focus, our need, and our desire.
Seek Jesus and find peace, contentment, and life, life so full, so abundant, and so very, very rewarding!
posted by Michael Byrd at 4:47 AM
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