Matthew 5:6 (NAS)
Blessed
are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matthew 5:6 (Philips)
Happy
are those who are hungry and thirsty for true goodness, for they will be fully
satisfied!
What a happy,
blessed state -- desiring the True Bread and the Living Water!
You hunger
for that Bread and suffer want if you do not have it. You crave for it ardently
and eagerly seek and desire it. You know that if you do not have your daily
ration, you shrivel and die.
Sometimes you
are so dry and parched, feeling like sand that has the hot desert wind blowing
forcefully over it. You are not just thirsty, but suffer thirst that is so
painful that you earnestly long for refreshment for your soul. Just to have a
small drink of that Living Water would strengthen and support you! You pant for
that water, for you cannot live without it!
The Lord has
made you righteous; you do not stand before Him in guilt and condemnation. He
approves of you which causes you to rejoice. You,
however, desire to display more integrity, more virtue, more purity, and
more right thinking, feeling and acting. You teach and
display the goodness of God!
There is good
news for you! Because you have this insatiable hunger and thirst for the very word
and presence of the Lord, you will be totally and completely satisfied. Your
desire will always be fulfilled! You will eat the good of the land, which is
Jesus Christ, Yeshua the Messiah, the Bread of Life. Rivers of living water,
originating in and from His Holy Spirit, will pour out of you to refresh
others, as well as yourself!
How blessed
you are!
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