Matthew 5:6 NIV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Hungry and Thirsty are natural needs, nobody teaches us to be hungry or thirsty. Its a natural phenomena. A child cries for hunger, out inner tongue gets dry when we are thirsty and if we do not have water.
Jesus tells us to have such kind of hunger and thirst for Righteousness.
Righteousness (also called rectitude) is an important theological concept in Christianity. It is an attribute that implies that a person's actions are justified, and can have the connotation that the person has been "judged" or "reckoned" as leading a life that is pleasing to God.
A life that is pleasing to God through our actions -
In Hebrews 11:6 NIV it is said that without faith it is impossible to please God - And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hunger and Thirst are of the bodily needs that satisfy our momentary life that which we live with the flesh and body that God has gifted with. We suffer, we patiently wait, we do things that pleases this momentary satisfaction - the body. How much more should we hunger and thirst for Righteousness - that which is of Spirit, Heavenly, Eternal.
John 4:24 NIV
"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."
Jesus said that Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 NIV
"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
The willingness will be good, we can think good, we can be positive we can do everything that pleases ourselves. But it takes a cost to be holy, sinless and perfect and to be blameless at the second coming of Jesus Christ. The finished work of Cross will remind us of our hunger and thirst. Our hunger for righteousness should be to please God and not to please men. Our love and kindness our service is to God and to other fellow beings who are also made in his image.
John 19:28 NIV
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
Have A Blessed Week Ahead
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Hungry and Thirsty are natural needs, nobody teaches us to be hungry or thirsty. Its a natural phenomena. A child cries for hunger, out inner tongue gets dry when we are thirsty and if we do not have water.
Jesus tells us to have such kind of hunger and thirst for Righteousness.
Righteousness (also called rectitude) is an important theological concept in Christianity. It is an attribute that implies that a person's actions are justified, and can have the connotation that the person has been "judged" or "reckoned" as leading a life that is pleasing to God.
A life that is pleasing to God through our actions -
In Hebrews 11:6 NIV it is said that without faith it is impossible to please God - And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hunger and Thirst are of the bodily needs that satisfy our momentary life that which we live with the flesh and body that God has gifted with. We suffer, we patiently wait, we do things that pleases this momentary satisfaction - the body. How much more should we hunger and thirst for Righteousness - that which is of Spirit, Heavenly, Eternal.
John 4:24 NIV
"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."
Jesus said that Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 NIV
"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
The willingness will be good, we can think good, we can be positive we can do everything that pleases ourselves. But it takes a cost to be holy, sinless and perfect and to be blameless at the second coming of Jesus Christ. The finished work of Cross will remind us of our hunger and thirst. Our hunger for righteousness should be to please God and not to please men. Our love and kindness our service is to God and to other fellow beings who are also made in his image.
John 19:28 NIV
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
Have A Blessed Week Ahead
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