Blessed Are They That Hunger & Thirst After Righteousness

 

    Matthew 5:6

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

THE SEEKERS HEART

    Psalm 63:1

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou are my God; early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsts for Thee, my flesh longs for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.

    Psalm 107:9

For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

    Psalm 84:2

My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

EAT WHAT I'M GIVEN

    Bread of Heaven for the hungry. Living Water for the thirsty. Wine for the aching and sorrowful. Word tastes like Honey. 

    Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

    Psalm 119:103

How sweet are Your words to my taste--sweeter than honey in my mouth!

    Ezekiel 2:8

"And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you."

    Job 23:12

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

    Proverbs 30:8

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

    Psalm 16:5

The LORD is My Chosen Portion and My Cup; You have made my lot secure.

Today's Blessing - A Bountiful Eye

BLESSED BOUNTIFUL EYE
Proverbs 22:9
"He that has a bountiful eye shall be Blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor."

What does 'bountiful eye' even mean? When we realize that God has a bountiful eye and He directs that eye on us, we begin to understand it even more so: 

The LORD has a bountiful eye and is Blessed; for He is our Bread and has given Himself for us.
Jesus answered, "I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst." John 6:35

As Christ's ministers, we are to give of this Bread to the poor in spirit, the lost and undone, the lonely of heart, the naked soul: basically everyone we meet whom the Holy Spirit directs us to. Not everyone is meant to preach to large crowds, most encounters are one-on-one. 

There is more than enough of God's Bread of Life to go around. This bountiful eye shared His Bread with the whole world, when He sent His Son to die on the cross for us. Though there are more people on the face of the earth now, there is still enough Bread for each one. 

2 Corinthians 9:7-8, 11 "Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for loves a cheerful giver. .. And God is able to make all grace abound towards you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work ... Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causes through us thanksgiving to God."

We are to give of what God has given us with a cheerful heart. Not grudgingly, as if we don't want to give, but we will anyway. That way? Not the right way, nor will God accept it as a gift to Him. But because we choose to share our bounty with others in a joyful manner, God makes all grace abound towards us, and what we have given away is multiplied to us. God's math is higher than our math.

And because we have given cheerfully, we are 'enriched in every thing to ALL Bountifulness'. We have more than enough, more than enough bread (storehouse/pantry) that the stomach requires, and more than enough Bread that the soul requires. 

It is this bountifulness in us through our obedience to Him that causes our soul to give spontaneous thanksgiving to God. "Always rejoicing" 1 Thessalonians 5:16 & Philippians 4:4.

As the man said in John 6:34, "Sir, give us this Bread at all times."

Walk With Me

Walk With Me

Speak life

Speak grace

Speak Your Word

As I run this race

You've set before me

The path I must take

So, walk with me

All the way

All the way to my destination

All the way til Your face I see

Walk with me

You are the Living Water

that I thirst for

You are the Bread 

that satisfies

You are the Honeycomb

sweet to the taste

So, walk with me

All the way

All the way to my destination

All the way til I see Your face

Walk with me

Speak Life

Speak Grace

Speak Your Word

As I run this race

You've set before me

The path I must take

So, walk with me 

All the way

Bread and fish upon the fire

The disciples' saw their hearts desire

Your shining face was their reward

When they reached their destination

They walked with You 

all the way

All the way til we reach our destination

All the way til Your face we see

Walk with us 

All the way.

Speak life

Speak grace

Speak Your Word

As I run this race

You've set before me

The path I must take

So, walk with me

All the way

Walk with me
All the way
Walk with me
All the way

Walk with me......

Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Based on a Bible Study I heard by Danielle Amato. 
Dedicated to Danielle Amato who is Salt & Light in the darkness of this world in which we live.