Sept 24 - Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger

and thirst for righteousness,

for they will be filled.

Matthew 5:6

Have you ever been desperately hungry and thirsty?

Probably not! Nevertheless, Jesus' obviously still works.

We know need. We can imagine desperation.

And the question is: Are you desperate for righteousness?

Righteousness has two components. The first is being at the right place at the right time with the right people doing the right thing. It is summarized by my wife's favorite phrase: "God's way is the best way." Simply put, righteousness is obedience.

The second sense of righteousness is "rightness" in relationships. That applies to the human level, of course. A few verses later in Matthew 5:23-24, Jesus says, " when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift." If God's ways is the best way, then part of righteousness is forgiveness, reconciliation, and human relationship. Which relationships in your life do you need to hunger and thirst for right reconciliation?

Further, if right relationship is the goal, a right relationship with God must be the primary goal of our relationship. Indeed, Jesus is telling us, in part, that if we're not right with God, nothing is right.

In Christ's Love,

a left-handed guy

who wants rightness