Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst For
“Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst For Righteousness” Matthew 5: 6 Isaiah 55
“Righteousness” • The CONDITION of being just or right. – A CONDITION made possible through the Gospel (Rom 1: 16 -17)
• Isaiah 61: 10 10 I [Isaiah] will rejoice greatly in the Lord, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
• Acts 2: 38 23 Peter said to them, “Repent, & each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; & you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ” • Mark 16: 16 16 He who has believed & has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
• 2 Corinthians 5: 21 21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. • Acts 18: 8 8 …the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, & many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing & being baptized. (Mark 16: 16; 1 Pet 3: 21)
• Hebrews 5: 9 - …He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, • 1 John 3: 7 - Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; • 1 John 1: 9 - If we confess our sins, He is faithful & righteous to forgive us our sins & to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
“Hunger & Thirst” • Implies persistence (Prov 6: 30) • Implies strength (Prov 16: 26) • Implies need (Psa 42: 1 -2)
“Righteousness” • Consider what you would be without it (2 Cor 13: 5; Isa 64: 5 -7; Rom 7: 24). • Don’t build an appetite for anything else except it (1 Thess 5: 22) • Train for it (1 Cor 9: 27; Heb 5: 14) • Make it your only desire (Psa 27: 4; 122: 1) • Learn to live it (Heb 4: 12; Psa 119: 172) • Pray for it (Jas 5: 16 -17; 1 Thess 5: 17)
“Be Filled” • Hunger & Thirst for Righteousness and You will gradually grow into the likeness of Jesus Christ (1 Cor 1: 30; Gal 4: 19; Rom 8: 29).
Do you have a spiritual appetite? Are you hungering and thirsting for righteousness?
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