Blessed are the hungry and thirsty!

Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”

Oh the promises of God to those who seek Him and His righteousness: what a blessing it is to seek the Lord God. God is just full of promise to His children that seek to do His blessed will. He not only promised us the kingdom of heaven is ours; or that we will be comforted in all our troubles and needs; or that the earth will be ours; but here God extends His promise that if we seek His righteousness we will be filled with it, truly what a blessing this is. But the question must be asked; what do you seek? When you get up in the morning and start your day is it the righteousness of God that you seek; or is it other things, like worldly things? When you get up on Sunday morning and decide whether to attend church or do something else does pleasing God play a part in your decision? As a Christian does your soul seek the Lord; does it hunger and thirst for His righteousness? The Psalmist wrote: "O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; (2.) To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Psalms 63:1 – 2 This is the very power your thirst and hunger should be for the righteousness of God; as though the pantry is empty and the river is dry and therefore you will never have enough, what a blessed thought. People somehow think that their one hour in church a week or even three hours a week in church is enough; but dear one if it is then your soul is easily filled and lacks sufficient nourishment. People that diet eat less and the less they eat the less they desire food and as a result they loose weight; now let’s compare this to Gods righteousness, if one seeks less then they will want less and over time will loose not weight but righteousness and blessings of God. Beloved if you want to eat less and loose weight then so be it; but never diet from Gods righteousness. Go ahead and pig out eat and drink all you want; want it ever second of every day, pig out so much that your spiritual man blows up into a big old righteous glutton. God just promised that if you seek He will supply so go ahead and enjoy the time and keep yourself full. Go ahead it is free; that is right no charge, eat and drink all you want and never pay a dime for the spiritual food. "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (2.) Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (3.) Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David." Isaiah 55:1 – 3

Folks God is so wonderful to us; He sent His only Son to this world in the man Christ Jesus to die a humiliating death on the cross so that we could enjoy being Christians. Why is it that Christians do not seek the righteousness of God more and more; why is it that some are satisfied with one or three hours a week and the rest of their life is spent fulfilling the lust of the flesh. Why is it that we will spend hours upon hours on overtime at work to buy worldly treasures but think the hour or so a week at church is wasted or is of little value? God has promised if we seek He will supply; but we will not find it at work but rather only in Jesus Christ. “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. (38.) He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:37 - 38