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HUNGER

TEXT : Matthew 5:6.

How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness,   because it is they who will be satisfied!

Hunger is a craving or urgent need for food or a specific nutrient. Hunger is a sign of life. A dead person can't feel hungry. When you are hungry, the healthy thing to do is to eat, but I will like to add that; to eat good and balanced diet.

This is so true with spiritual things. There's a blessedness attached with being hungry for righteousness. The truth is, if you are not hungry and thirsty for righteousness,you will not get it. Your hunger for righteousness connotes the following:

1.) *It shows you are alive.* One of the symptoms of sickness or disease is loss of appetite. In the same vein, when you are no longer having desires for the things of the Spirit, know that you are spiritually sick and you need spiritual attention.

2.) *It reveals your desire for food.* It's easier to feed a hungry child than a full one. Only the hungry can be satisfied by God.

Psalms 107:9 says, "For he satisfies the longing soul.   He fills the hungry soul with good." This is why David said in Psalms 42:1 that, *As the deer pants for the water brooks,   so my soul pants after you, God.* 

If you want to know how you should really hunger (desire) and thirst for righteousness, check how the deer thirst after the water brook.

God doesn't force Himself on anybody. If you are not hungry for Him, you will not be fed by Him. If you seek Him, you will find Him. He says in Proverbs  8:17 that _I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me._ 

There's a blessing that follows those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness. They will always be satisfied with good. The question is, what are you hungry for?


*BIBLE READING* : 

Psalms 42:1-11.


 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

Father God, please increase my appetite for you and your righteousness.

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