Bible Verse of The Day – 6-5-23

Matthew 5:6 (NKJV) 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

Most believers struggle to fully understand the importance of what Jesus was saying here.

What does it really mean to hunger and thirst after righteousness?

Do we really know? Or do we just nod in agreement and keep reading?

Have you ever been hungry? I mean really, really hungry. You’ve gone a long spell without food and you can’t wait to get your hands on something good to eat.

As you prepare to finally eat, your stomach is rumbling, your mouth is watering and you’re full of anticipation as you ready yourself for that first bite of food.

We all know this feeling, right?

Hungering and thirsting after righteousness should be like this, but so much stronger.

We need to allow God to develop in us a hunger for His ways that far exceeds our hunger for natural food.

Do you remember what Jesus told His disciples when they urged Him to take the time to eat?

John 4:32 (NKJV) 32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”

This is the best example of hungering after righteousness that we can follow. Jesus was willing to deprive His body of food while giving 110% of Himself to be about His Father’s work.

What do we hunger after?

On what do we spend our time and energy?

How hungry are we to learn and know the Father’s ways and His path for our lives?

That right there is the million-dollar question that we all must answer, both to ourselves and to the God who created us and gave to us the breath of life.

If you’d like to learn more about hungering and thirsting after God, feel free to read this blog post that we wrote a few years ago. Click Here to read more.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please Click Here and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page.