Friday November 20th, 2020
Memorize: Matthew 5:6 Good News Translation
« Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires; God will satisfy them fully! »
Read: John 4:31-34 New King James Versions (NKJV)
31 In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”
33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”
34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
Message
You can always identify someone who is hungry for righteousness because his/her disposition will reflect their area of interest- godliness.
Joseph was a classic example of someone who was hungry and thirsty for righteousness. He loved and feared the Lord. Even when sexual immorality was presented to him on a platter with attendant benefits, he vehemently refused and said in Genesis 39:9KJV
«……how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? »
Daniel was another classic example of someone who was both hungry and thirsty for righteousness. The Bible reveals in Daniel 1:8 that, though under no obligation to live like a Rabbi, Daniel however felt no compulsion for self-indulgence like his Chaldean school mates. It was on account of his thirst for righteousness that he determined not to be defiled in a strange land.
Some people live careless live when they are away from home.
Some who had vowed never to touch alcohol start drinking in the name of cold weather. When some return from temperate regions, they move around virtually naked citing the hot weather as an excuse.
The problem with such people is not the environment; it is the fact that they do not consider God worthy of their sacrifice of holiness.
Such people miss the rewards of righteousness, one of which is the spirit of excellence.
The Bible says in Hebrews 1:9 GNT
« You love what is right and hate what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has chosen you and has given you the joy of an honor far greater than he gave to your companions ».
This is excellence in action.
Those who live righteously do not live in condemnation according to Romans 8:1 CW which says
« Consequently, there is now no punishments to those who are in Christ Jesus, those who refused to be controlled by the desires of their flesh, but instead allow the Holy Spirit to lead them in doing what is wright »
God is ready to grant all of your heart desires if only you would first seek His righteousness (Matthew 6:33).
Prayer point: Father, please put in my heart the hunger and thirst for righteousness.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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