*LIVING SEEDS DEVOTIONALS*
(Life Transforming Words)
Monday| November 22nd| 21
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*BLESSED ARE THEY WHICH DO HUNGER AND THIRST*
_Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled_ . Matt 5:6 (KJV).
What does it mean to be hunger and thirst for righteousness? What is the biblical implications to be righteous in this modern day.
Understanding the fourth beatitude turns on understanding what Jesus meant by righteousness. In ancient Judaism, righteousness meant *to acquit, vindicate, restore to a right relationship* . The righteous are those who maintain right relationships, with God and with the people around them. On the basis of right relationships, those who commit infractions are acquitted of guilt.
*Have you received the blessing of being filled with right relationships* ? It flows from meekness (the third beatitude) because we can only form right relationships with others when we cease making all our actions revolve around ourselves. *Do you hunger and thirst for right relationships with God, with your co-workers, with your family, and your community* ? Hunger is a sign of life. We are genuinely hungry for good relationships if we yearn for others for their own sake, not just as snack food for meeting our own needs. If we see that we have God’s grace for this, we will hunger and thirst for right relationships, not only with God, but with the people with whom we work or live. Jesus says that those who have this hunger will find their appetites filled. *It is easy to see the wrongs in our workplaces and to want to do battle to fix them. If we do this, we are hungering and thirsting for righteousness, desiring to see wrongs righted.* The Christian faith has been the source of many of the greatest reforms in the work world, perhaps most notably the abolition of slavery in Great Britain and the United States, and the genesis of the Civil Rights movement. But again, the flow of the beatitudes is important. We don’t take on these battles in our own strength, but only in recognition of our own emptiness, mourning our own unrighteousness, submitting our power to God. *Beloved, Righteousness exalt a nation and sin is a reproach.* Until your righteousness exceed that of the Pharisees and Sadducee, one good requirement for entering the kingdom is to be righteous. *The dimensions of hunger for God determine the dimensions of hunger for righteousness.* Righteousness must become our lifestyle as believers. Being righteous is a characteristic we found in the life and ministries of our lord Jesus Christ. Hunger for righteousness is a functions of the fact that you have a right relationship with the Master. I pray that the Lord will cause more hunger for his presence in your live in Jesus name.
*SHALL WE PRAY* : Father in the name of Jesus, create in me more hunger for you.
*MEDITATION* Matthew 6:1-10
*SURE PROPHECY* I decree tireless helpers sent to help you this Month to locate you in Jesus name. Amen
*REMAIN BLESSED*
Apostle Thomas Adegbile
Senior Pastor
Revealed Life Christian Centre Akure, Nigeria
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