Those that hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled!

My son Jonathan is teething. He has not wanted to eat much food lately. I know that it was because of a lot of his teeth breaking through at one time. This morning he ate a big breakfast! I was so excited. I was excited because I know in order for him to grow and develop he has to eat. Not just eat but eat a balanced diet. So to see him eating a balanced, healthy breakfast this morning I was full of joy! I got the most awesome revelation this morning as I was beaming watching him eat his breakfast.

I had a glimpse of just how excited God gets when we eat of His word and grow spiritually. The Holy Spirit whispered to me, "Just imagine how excited God gets when his daughter's and son's are eating His word. Then the words that were dropped in my spirit were dig deeper! Not just dig deeper, but reach higher. His word lets us know "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."~Matthew5:6 The important thing about this verse is we must hunger and thirst after righteousness. It is not enough to be hungry. We must be hungry and thirsty for righteousness. So I ask you this day, what are you hungry for? What are you thirsty for? Is it for righteousness? If it is come hungry and ready to be filled! This is a promise of God that when you hunger after righteousness you will be filled! What an awesome promise!

My children love sweets! If I only let them fill up off of sweets there is no nutritional value. This will be bad for their health, for their skin, for their teeth, and for my nerves! I have to make sure that even when they do not want to eat their vegetables that I make sure they do. The same is true with our relationship with Christ. We can not fill up with just his promises and the benefits of having the only true and living God. We have to walk in His commands and live a life of holiness! That means even when we don't feel like praying we must pray! Even when we don't feel like reading we must read! Even when we don't feel like fasting we must fast! Have you ever been hungry and not known what you wanted to eat? That is not a good feeling is it? It can get quite frustrating to know you are hungary but not know what you have a desire to eat. Make up in your mind today that you will hunger and thirst for righteousness. That you will desire to be closer to God! That you will desire to dig deeper and reach higher in God!

Have you ever tasted something so good that you just could not believe what you were tasting? Have you ever tasted something so good you just wanted to share it with everyone? God's word declares, "O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."~Psalm34:8 That means God's word is good all by itself! You do not have to add anything to it or take anything away from it! When you have tasted of His word you just want to share it with everyone you come into contact with! When you have tasted something good you want to take your time and eat it! You do not want to just rush and be done with it! The same is true with God's word take your time to enjoy His holy word! Take your time to fully take in all that His word has for you! Be reminded today that when you hunger for Him and when you thirst for Him you will be filled!

Hunger definition:(noun)A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.
(verb)Have a strong desire or craving for.

If someone ask you how are you doing today respond hungry! Hungry for more of God's word and more of His righteousness!