WHAT ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR?
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 (NIV)
In the natural realm, what do you do when you are hungry for something? Maybe you think of something to eat, but it doesn’t quite hit the spot because of certain factors. So you find something else that can make you satisfied temporarily. Spiritual hunger works the same way.
There are times when you may feel a restlessness or unsettledness in your life, but you can’t quite figure out what will satisfy it. You may try to fill that need with other things like food, addictive behaviors, entertainment and even people, but you always find out later that only God can fill that hunger. Today’s verse tells us that righteousness is what satisfies us. When you hunger and thirst for righteousness, which is God’s way of doing things, you will be spiritually satisfied.
Just like you have to stop what you are doing to take time to eat in the natural, you have to take time to “eat” or partake of the right things spiritually. We have to take time every day and devote it to the Lord in prayer, worship and studying His Word. We have to go the extra mile to stay in fellowship with other believers at church. And remember, when you seek God’s ways, you get God’s results of life, joy, peace and satisfaction in Him all the days of your life!
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I thank You for the promise to fill my hunger. I open my heart to You and ask that You draw me by Your Spirit. Teach me to walk in Your ways of righteousness that I may honor and serve You all the days of my life. I bless Your name today in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Reference: Isaiah 55:1; Isaiah 65:13
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