6-20-07 Matthew 5:6

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. 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!