Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“APPETITE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS”

The Beatitudes is a continual progression being linked to humility in the believer. The first three Beatitudes clearly displays actions of humility from the believer toward God. The fourth is no different. Happy are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness!

Unsaved people are not inclined to hunger and thirst for righteousness! They have no desire to pursue righteousness because the very essence of the lost person is pride and self-centeredness! They do not seek God, desire God, nor regard Him in any level of authority in their life. 

Happy are those who do hunger and thirst for righteousness’ sake. They are happy because they have submitted to the Lord Jesus, called upon His name, and been gloriously saved! Trusting in Christ takes humility to deny yourself and look to Him! Once you have tasted of the Lord, there is a desire within that can only come from Him and can only go to those who are His.

Believers are happy to hunger and thirst for righteousness. Why? We know that we are nothing without Him. We also know that He will fill our hunger and thirst because it is rooted in a deep passion for Him and nothing else. Here is yet another paradox: “Spiritual hunger and yet happy! Spiritual thirst and yet happy!” This is only true because He will satisfy the humble. Soul that hungers and thirsts for righteousness! May we all have an appetite for Righteousness! If we do, He will never disappoint!

Matthew 5:6—”⁶ Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”