Hunger and Thirst

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

How much do you want goodness? Do you want it as much as a starving man wants food? And as much as a man dying of thirst wants water? How intense is your desire for righteousness?

J.N.Darby, the prominent Christian Brethren writer, puts this very well. He says, "To be hungry is not enough; I must really be starving to know what is in His heart towards me. When the Prodigal son was hungry he went to feed upon the husks, but when he was starving, he turned to his father."

To hunger and thirst really means to be desperate, to be starving, to feel life is ebbing out, to realize my urgent need of help. .

"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God." (Psalm 42:1, NIV)

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