{"id":3413,"date":"2025-04-15T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2025-03-10T16:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:33:45","slug":"blessed-are-they-who-hunger-and-thirst-for-righteousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/blessed-are-they-who-hunger-and-thirst-for-righteousness\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed are they who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blessed-are-Those-who-Hunger-and-Thirst.png?resize=525%2C218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst\" width=\"525\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blessed-are-Those-who-Hunger-and-Thirst.png?w=4212&amp;ssl=1 4212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blessed-are-Those-who-Hunger-and-Thirst.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blessed-are-Those-who-Hunger-and-Thirst.png?resize=1024%2C426&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blessed-are-Those-who-Hunger-and-Thirst.png?resize=768%2C319&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blessed-are-Those-who-Hunger-and-Thirst.png?resize=1536%2C639&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blessed-are-Those-who-Hunger-and-Thirst.png?resize=2048%2C852&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomme-stevenson.com\/website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blessed-are-Those-who-Hunger-and-Thirst.png?resize=1320%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>Matthew 5:6, \u201cBlessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of us were raised in the church believing that if we follow the proper practices, associate with the right people, participate in Bible study, and attend church, we will gain God&#8217;s favor. While salvation is a gift, it comes with a cost. We are taught you cannot be passive and expect God to love you; some form of transaction must occur. Nothing in life is truly free, not even salvation.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Wrong Hunger and Thirst<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Deuteronomy 8:6, \u201cTherefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are led to believe every sin and every transgression is an indictment against our worth to God. Hungering and thirsting after righteousness isn\u2019t about doing the right things but about aching on the inside for a worldwide revival. To hunger and thirst is to feel the vacuum left by worldly desires and want it filled with God\u2019s love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>John 6:35, \u201cJesus said to them, \u201cI am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you don&#8217;t feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God. It is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because you have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Your soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azquotes.com\/author\/11695-John_Piper\"><strong>John Piper<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hunger and Thirsty for the Lost<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of my biggest daily challenges is seeing the injustice in the world and maintaining my sanity. I become emotionally hijacked every time I read the news. The number of people who deal with injustice and foundational needs is staggering, as is the world&#8217;s wealth. Why do we still have these problems? Why do certain people gravitate to a position of power just to use it to gain more power? When is enough, enough?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The greatest disease in the West today is not tuberculosis or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but love is the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness. Many in the world are dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love.&#8221; &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/Mother_Teresa_Come_Be_My_Light.html?id=XDILw3N_jGoC\">Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Psalm 43:1,\u201d Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me\u00a0from those who are deceitful and wicked.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because I love God and want to please Him, I try to live according to His will. I will fail again and again, but I will keep on trying\u2014not because it is a pathway to salvation, but because I want to please Him. My hunger and thirst are not about gaining His love but about spreading His love throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ephesians 2:8-9, \u201cFor by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be Satisfied<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I need to yearn for the salvation of others, To be desperate for the unsaved, and to lament the plight of the underserved and downtrodden. My prayers should be numerous. I pray for a world where God reigns with love, compassion, and grace. I pray that authorities and governments listen to God&#8217;s voice and respond appropriately. Let us pray for the impossible and rejoice in what God accomplishes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>John 4:13-14, \u201cJesus answered and said to her, \u201cEveryone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew 5:6, \u201cBlessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.\u201d Many of us were raised in the church believing that if we follow the proper practices, associate with the right people, participate in Bible study, and attend church, we will gain God&#8217;s favor. 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