Blessed Are They Which Do Hunger and Thirst

The ideal congregation hungers and thirsts after righteousness (Matthew 5:6). Whether one be younger or older, this characteristic should mark each member of the body of Christ. The security of the blessing pronounced resides in the promise of Jesus that each one so doing shall be filled. This is truly a wonderful promise, knowing that if we pursue righteousness as we ought, the Lord has given His word that our spiritual appetite for righteousness will be satisfied. To hunger and thirst after righteousness suggests a deep-seated craving that compels one to go to great lengths to fulfill its demands. Invariably, one thus becomes a diligent student of the Word (Acts 17:11). May we be emboldened to trust in the Lord’s promise and thus be motivated to hunger and thirst after righteousness as we have never done before. Perhaps we will thus be led into a course of spiritual growth that we would not have otherwise anticipated in the infancy of our spiritual journey. Great spiritual accomplishments are invariably associated with the progressive development of righteousness in the life of an individual child of God.