“You’re blessed when you’ve worked up a good appetite for God. He’s food and drink in the best meal you’ll ever eat.” Matthew 5:6 (Msg)
Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are they who keep His testimonies, and who seek, inquire for and of Him, and crave Him with the whole heart. Psalm 119:2
Do you have to be talked into hunger or is it just a natural response to need? Where is your hunger and thirst taking you these days? Where are you going to eat to fill your soul?
The following words found in a church bulletin describe hunger or the lack thereof: “To encourage everyone to attend worship services this year, every Sunday will be “No Excuse Sunday” and the following will be provided: Cots for those who say, “Sunday is my only day to sleep.” Visine for those with tired eyes from watching TV (or other things) too late on Saturday night. Steel helmets for those who say, “The roof would cave in if I ever came to church.” Blankets for those who think the church is too cold. Fans for those who say it is too hot. Rubber rooms for your children if they don’t want to go to Sunday School. Cotton balls for those who say, “The music is too loud.” Score cards will be available for those who wish to list all the hypocrites present. There will be meals provided for those who can’t go to church and cook dinner also…..
You get it… how are your hunger and thirst for God? What does your soul crave these days? Are the places you’re going nourishing? Are the things you’re craving satisfying you or destroying the health of your soul? Are you filled? How’s your diet? Do you need Jenny Craig to coach you?
More words from God about your diet…
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6 (TNIV)
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” (Psalm 42:1-2)
“How lovely is your dwelling place,O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints,for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Psalm 84:1-2,10 (NIV)
Hungering and thirsting for God…
Ways to be filled:
Begin your week with God-hunger this week. Join us Sunday for just be it: Blessed are Those Who Hunger
