DEVOTION
FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 2016
Topic: BLESSING
IN ARDENT DESIRE TO DO RIGHT
Text:
Matthew 5:6 Memory verse: Matthew
5:6
Righteousness as we have it here denotes that spiritual and
entire conformity to the laws of God. To hunger and thirst here means to have
an ardent desire to conform to the laws of God. As hunger and thirst are the
keenest of our appetites, Jesus, by using these words here, plainly mean those
whose deepest cravings are to live in a right relationship with God. Jesus Christ wants
us to understand that to hunger and thirst after righteousness is to apprehend its
worth, to desire it, and to be restless in endeavours to posses it, as people usually
do when they are haggard as a result of hunger.
Hunger and thirsty are what we experience daily. The use
here implies that our desire for righteousness should be on daily basis. No one
satisfies hunger and thirst once and for all. Therefore, we cannot claim
righteousness once and for all. When we take a proper look at the first four of
the beatitudes, they centre on personal relationship with God in terms of
salvation and righteousness while the remainders show us how to relate with
people accordingly. Do you have this kind of hunger and thirst? Our desires of
spiritual blessings especially for righteousness must be sincere and earnest.
Food for
Thought: As the deer panteth for the water,
so my soul longeth after Thee. You alone are my heart desire and I long to
worship thee. Chorus: You alone are my strength, my shield, to you alone may my
spirit yield; you alone are my heart desire, and I long to worship Thee (Song).
Prayer: Almighty God, satisfy my hunger and thirst
after spiritual blessings. 
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