Vocus Verse: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled." Matthew 5:6
"Are you hungry?" Three words that we all use quite often. When I was a boy, my parents occasionally took me on a long car ride between North Carolina and New Jersey where I was born. After riding for a few hours the question would always come up, "Are you hungry yet?" As a young teenage boy, the answer was always "yes".
Esau in our Bible reading Genesis 25: 27-34, made a very foolish
decision when he was hungry. He came home one day very hungry from
hunting and sold his birthright (his wealthy father's inheritance) to his brother Jacob for
just a bowl of food.
There are many types of hunger. To want good food to help our bodies grow strong is definitely a good hunger. Unfortunately there is also a bad hunger for things that will not help us. Some people have a hunger for foods that will not nourish our physical bodies or minds, such as harmful drugs, sex outside of marriage, or even eating too much food.
And what can we know about spiritual hunger? Jesus said in Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled." Let us all ask ourselves when we get up each morning "Am I really hungry for what God has in His Word for me today? Are we really hungry to know more about Him and feed on His love letter to us... the Bible?
Rev. Bob Johnson, Jr
Retired Director New Life Camp
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