“Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness [those who actively seek right standing with God], for they will be [completely] satisfied.”
Matthew 5:6 AMP
When you seek to be right with God, He will make certain you find everything. In fact, you will be completely satisfied. You will be filled up with righteousness. You will get more righteousness than you ever thought you could receive. You will rely on nourishment from God’s own goodness and that nourishment will fulfill all your needs.
“How enriched you are when you crave righteousness[Or “goodness” or “justice”]! For you will be satisfied.”
Matthew 5:6 TPT
The Bible begins with creations that God judges as good. And the creation story ends with the most good creation. We just need to live up to the potential for goodness and righteousness for which we were created. That righteousness requires a lot of me. It requires that I stop trying to show myself and simply reflect that goodness. I have the potential every year, every day, every moment to reflect goodness and crave righteousness. And doing so will fill the God-sized hole in my life.
“Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousnes: for they shalbe filled.”
Matthew 5:6 GNV
Fulfillment is possible. That is God’s promise. We will no longer walk around life like a donut. That hole in our lives is there to be filled by God. Don’t be a donut. Fill your hole.
“Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied”.
Matthew 5:6 NMV
The obstacle is that I have to choose each day to pursue righteousness. Righteousness is not my natural state every day. I have to commit to right thinking and right relationships. And that comes from building a daily walk and commitment to God. I need a routine of righteousness to allow God to lead as I follow.
“How blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness!
for they will be filled.”
Mattityahu 5:6 CJB
Building a daily walk where righteousness is my focus is a routine that will lead to my fulfillment as a person. I can find connection and fulfillment every day by merely reflecting the goodness that was my ultimate purpose. Righteousness is the state for which I was created, however, I allow other concerns to supplant this purpose.
“Is it a coincidence, or just a kind of grand irony, that loneliness has spiked just as our media became ‘social,’ our technology became ‘personal,’ and our machines learned to recognize our faces?”
Andy Crouch
Am I working towards righteousness and fulfillment or am I simply drifting around without purpose? God’s Way gives life a purpose and a fulfillment unlike any other. God’s Way does this because His Way was my reason for being. When I wander away or drift aimlessly I will feel disconnected from that purpose. I will feel alone. BUT with God, I am never alone.
I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!