Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled."
This is a familiar passage from what is known as the Beatitudes. "Blessed", meaning to be happy; supremely blessed condition in which congratulations are in order...also meaning to be envied; the word "righteousness", meaning right living or living according to God's standards. And it is an established fact that we'll be happy if we hunger and thirst after righteousness.
But what about "hunger and thirst"? Where did we get the idea that we can be spiritually fed after hungering and thirsting, and it can be a lasting, or permanent, condition? It is a biological fact that every living thing hungers and thirsts. Children come home from school hungry and thirsty. In fact, they come home from the hospital, as infants, hungry and thirsty. It's because they are healthy! Another fact is that, if you feed them, they'll get hungry again!
Shouldn't it be the same spiritually? If we are healthy spiritually, we should be hungering and thirsting after righteousness. Upon being fed, (attending church services, hearing a good sermon, reading the Word, etc.) we should get hungry and thirsty again and again. Be blessed!
Pastor Hale
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