Beatitudes Thirst For Righteousness
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Hunger and thirst are basic human needs. When basic needs are not met it's difficult or impossible to give ourselves to other tasks. For example, it's hard for children to study at school when they've had no breakfast or for recovering addicts to focus on work when they have no safe housing to return to at night.
Jesus teaches that the most basic foundation of life is the need to know and live as God intends. Whether we admit it or not, the guilt and shame that comes from living life out of sync with God's purposes leaves us feeling edgy and dissatisfied. We know something is wrong but we're not sure what. We've told ourselves we need more money, sexual gratification, a new toy, or our drug of choice. The hunger within us is God given, but we have been trying to feed it with the things that will not satisfy.
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. (Isaiah 55:2 NV)
The recovery journey of seeking God, getting to know His will, letting go of our character defects, building respectful and loving relationships and coming more and more into conscious contact with Him, is the only way we will truly be filled up and satisfied.
It sounds like a long and difficult challenge and we wonder if we are up to the task. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait to be satisfied until we are successful in all these areas. We simply stay hungry and thirsty for what is right each step of the way. To be physically healthy, we need to drink several glasses of water and eat three healthy meals each day. To be spiritually healthy, we need to be in conscious contact with God each day through prayer and meditation on His word. How hungry and thirsty for righteousness are we today?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I have sought after many things to satisfy my aching heart. Please help me to seek Your food and drink today and every day, and live filled up on You. Amen
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