Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6)
This is one of my favorite verses from the sermon on the mount. It speaks to the truth inside all of us. We all hunger for something beyond what anything in this world can satisfy. At times we might try to satisfy that hunger with temporary things or people, but eventually we come to realize that God is the only One who can fully satisfy the hunger within us.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) I will praise and give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart in the council of the upright and in the congregation.
2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out by all those who have delight in them.
3 His work is honorable and glorious, and His righteousness endures forever.
I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,
‘I will establish your line forever
and make your throne firm through all generations.’” Selah
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.’ (1 Peter 1:15-1)
What’s God doing in your life?
Take a moment to reflect back on the week. How was God faithful to you this last week? Did you see Him come through for you? Is there something new that you learned this last week? I would love to hear about it! Drop me a line!
This last week, one thing that God has really placed on my heart is a need to do a little spring cleaning. I know it’s early, but when I tell you where the cleaning is going to begin…I think you will understand. I’m going to do a little spring cleaning in the branches of my mind. I’m sure that sounds comical in some ways. But honestly, I really want my thoughts to reflect Christ. I know I can do a lot better than I have done, so I’m going to take the necessary action to do so. Your welcome to join me! Read more
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6)
Today we live in a society that’s all about gratifying the individual. It’s an “all about me” world. The world is teaching us to look out for number one and these days number one is not God. Number one has become me. One look at the company Apple and we can see how much we have bought into this little idea. Have you heard of the iPhone, iTouch, and iPad. These are just a few of the products Apple has to offer. I’m not saying the products in and of themselves are bad. (In fact, we own a couple.) I just want us to look at the name. Every name starts with “I”.
It’s important that we understand the attitude of this world and that we learn to overcome it. In fact, Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount to help us see what our lives should like. There is nothing in there that talks about what this world can do for me. A lot of it does have to do with me, but it begins with me changing. It begins with me embracing the Truth of God and allowing it to shape me. It begins with me saying, “Okay, even if I want to shake the other person and help them understand that they can’t do certain things… I can’t! I can only work on me!”