October 6, 2023: Hungry For God

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." (Matthew 5:6, ESV)

My stomach is growling for lunch even as I type. Everyone has experienced what it means to be hungry. The desire for food gets stirred. Discomfort follows the desire for food. Weakness follows discomfort.

Jesus said, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness..." Spiritual hunger is first revealed to us when our spiritual man desires to be spiritually fed. Spiritual hunger is a 'spiritual mechanism' that causes us to look for God. God created us to be like this. He created us to be spiritually hungry so that we would look for Him. There is, in the heart of every man, the desire to connect with something bigger than himself.

Discomfort is described as mild pain. Discomfort tells us something is wrong, but it is not overbearing. Spiritual discomfort is a mild pain from being separated from God. We want more of Him. This discomfort is described as being 'empty.' If that pain is not filled with an encounter with God, we will grow weak spiritually. But if we answer the call to seek Him when we are hungry for Him, we will find Him and be satisfied!

Blessed and happy is the man who hungers for righteousness. For as he seeks after God, he lives with the promise to be filled/satisfied! Be thankful when you are spiritually hungry for your seeking God-initiative is 'kicking in' and you are about to be filled. Keep seeking Him!