Thirst after Christ's Righteousness
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Yesterday I talked about the meek but forgot to add the second part.
Blessed are the meek- FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.
Inheriting the earth.
We've already read this--
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted.
The kingdom of heaven and being comforted, and now inheriting the earth.
In truth we have to realize that every single one of these 'rewards' if you
will, are given to all who are poor in spirit, all who mourn, all who are
meek. What I mean is, if you are poor in spirit then you are going to have
the kingdom of heaven and the fact that yours is the kingdom of heaven means you
are God's and if you are God's you will also end up being comforted and
inheriting the earth.
It's amazing the rewards of those who are GOD's. In the end of all this, the
lesson we have to learn is we need to be God's in ALL THINGS. The lesson we are
learning from our Savior is that LIFE here and now is NOT supposed to be
wonderful. So many people imagine life is supposed to be wonderful right now and
when things aren't going good they get upset and depressed and all too often we
BLAME God rather than comprehend that we are BLESSED in our misfortune. Who
wants to believe they are BLESSED when they are hurting, when they are
emotionally spent, when their hearts are ripped apart, when they are poor in
spirit,, when they are mourning, when they are meek and in all this they are
suffering by living in a world that is ruled by Satan.
Blessed to be poor in spirit.
Blessed to mourn.
Blessed to be meek.
Blessed because those who are Christ's comprehend their all consuming NEED of
Christ and they do this through their weakness, finding strength in the
LORD, not in themselves.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Hunger and thirst.
We know what it means to be hungry and thirsty. We know the desire to fill
the hunger in our bellies, to quench our thirst. Those who don't know hunger or
thirst to the extreme do know it at least to some degree, even if it's
slight. A missed meal, no chance to drink for some time, we know this and
we get to the point where we can't wait to eat something to fill that emptiness
inside, to drink to no longer have that awful dryness in our throats and
mouths. If we hunger, and thirst for something we want that hunger and
thirst satisfied. It's a NEED in us, not simply a want.
Blessed are they which HUNGER and THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Desire RIGHTEOUSNESSS.
Desire righteousness as if it is something you NEED to live!
We need food, we need drink to live, and we need the RIGHTEOUSNESS of CHRIST
to live! Without the Righteousness of Christ we do NOT live.
We are blessed in hungering and thirsting for CHRIST'S Righteousness, and we
will be filled! That hunger, that thirst will be FILLED by our SAVIOR.
Do we hunger, do we thirst for Christ's righteousness? Is it a REAL
desire for us? A REAL need to us? It has to be!
Just because we do not recognize the pangs of needing Christ's righteousness
as we do the physical pangs of hunger and thirst, doesn't mean we shouldn't
REALIZE intellectually, spiritually that we NEED to fill ourselves with CHRIST'S
RIGHTEOUSNESS by choosing to live for CHRIST. As often as we need to eat and
drink, we need to have Christ's in our thoughts and if we don't we are missing
out on a chance to have Him in our LIVES more fully. This is TRUTH, this is
CHRIST'S LOVE, this is CHRIST'S RIGHTEOUSNESS.
By HIS GRACE!
THROUGH HIS LOVE!
ALWAYS!
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Yesterday I talked about the meek but forgot to add the second part.
Blessed are the meek- FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.
Inheriting the earth.
We've already read this--
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted.
The kingdom of heaven and being comforted, and now inheriting the earth.
In truth we have to realize that every single one of these 'rewards' if you
will, are given to all who are poor in spirit, all who mourn, all who are
meek. What I mean is, if you are poor in spirit then you are going to have
the kingdom of heaven and the fact that yours is the kingdom of heaven means you
are God's and if you are God's you will also end up being comforted and
inheriting the earth.
It's amazing the rewards of those who are GOD's. In the end of all this, the
lesson we have to learn is we need to be God's in ALL THINGS. The lesson we are
learning from our Savior is that LIFE here and now is NOT supposed to be
wonderful. So many people imagine life is supposed to be wonderful right now and
when things aren't going good they get upset and depressed and all too often we
BLAME God rather than comprehend that we are BLESSED in our misfortune. Who
wants to believe they are BLESSED when they are hurting, when they are
emotionally spent, when their hearts are ripped apart, when they are poor in
spirit,, when they are mourning, when they are meek and in all this they are
suffering by living in a world that is ruled by Satan.
Blessed to be poor in spirit.
Blessed to mourn.
Blessed to be meek.
Blessed because those who are Christ's comprehend their all consuming NEED of
Christ and they do this through their weakness, finding strength in the
LORD, not in themselves.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Hunger and thirst.
We know what it means to be hungry and thirsty. We know the desire to fill
the hunger in our bellies, to quench our thirst. Those who don't know hunger or
thirst to the extreme do know it at least to some degree, even if it's
slight. A missed meal, no chance to drink for some time, we know this and
we get to the point where we can't wait to eat something to fill that emptiness
inside, to drink to no longer have that awful dryness in our throats and
mouths. If we hunger, and thirst for something we want that hunger and
thirst satisfied. It's a NEED in us, not simply a want.
Blessed are they which HUNGER and THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Desire RIGHTEOUSNESSS.
Desire righteousness as if it is something you NEED to live!
We need food, we need drink to live, and we need the RIGHTEOUSNESS of CHRIST
to live! Without the Righteousness of Christ we do NOT live.
We are blessed in hungering and thirsting for CHRIST'S Righteousness, and we
will be filled! That hunger, that thirst will be FILLED by our SAVIOR.
Do we hunger, do we thirst for Christ's righteousness? Is it a REAL
desire for us? A REAL need to us? It has to be!
Just because we do not recognize the pangs of needing Christ's righteousness
as we do the physical pangs of hunger and thirst, doesn't mean we shouldn't
REALIZE intellectually, spiritually that we NEED to fill ourselves with CHRIST'S
RIGHTEOUSNESS by choosing to live for CHRIST. As often as we need to eat and
drink, we need to have Christ's in our thoughts and if we don't we are missing
out on a chance to have Him in our LIVES more fully. This is TRUTH, this is
CHRIST'S LOVE, this is CHRIST'S RIGHTEOUSNESS.
By HIS GRACE!
THROUGH HIS LOVE!
ALWAYS!