HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6

(KJV) Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

This is one of the most important verses in the Sermon on the Mount. Without this intense desire for righteousness, a person will not pursue a deeper relationship with God or try to develop the rest of the character traits Jesus describes. 

1. The foundational requirement for all godly living is to “hunger and thirst for righteousness” (Matthew 6:33). Such hunger is seen in Moses (Exodus 33:13, 18), the psalm writer (Psalms 42:2, 6; 63:1) and the great missionary, Paul (Philippians 3:10). The spiritual condition of Christians all throughout their lives will depend on their hunger and thirst for 

1. The presence of God (Deuteronomy 4:29),
2. The Word of God (Psalms 119), 
3. The interaction and friendship of Christ (Philippians 3:8-10),
4. The companionship, guidance and influence of the Holy Spirit (John 7:37-39; 2 Corinthians 13:14), 
5. Righteousness (Matthew 5:6),
6. God’s power (Matthew 6:33)
7. The return of the Christ (2 Timothy 4:8).

     2. The Christian’s hunger for God and His purposes is hindered – and   even destroyed – by the worries of life, deceitfulness of wealth (Matthew 13:22), desire for temporal things (Mark 4:19), lust for life’s pleasures (Luke 8:14) and failure to trust Christ and remain in a right relationship with Him (John 15:4), When a Christian loses he or her hunger for God and His standards, he or she will begin to die spiritually. For this reason, it is essential that we be sensitive and responsive to the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives and consciences, keeping us away from evil and drawing us closer to God (John 16:18-13; Romans 8:5-16).

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1. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
2. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
3. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
4. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
5. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
6. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
7. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
8. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
9. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
10. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
11. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
12. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
13. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
14. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
15. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
16. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
17. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
18. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
19. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
20. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
21. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
22. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
23. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
24. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
25. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
26. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
27. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
28. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
29. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
30. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
31. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
32. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
33. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
34. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
35. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
36. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6

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This is one of the most important verses in the Sermon on the Mount.

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Margarita Crews

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