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It’s Not Wrong to Be Hungry – Matthew 5:6-7 {Scripture Memory Challenge}

April 23, 2018 by Lisa Burgess Leave a Comment

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What are you hungry for? Find satisfaction in showing mercy. Memorize Matthew 5:6-7 with us this week.

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Memorize this week

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Matthew 5:6-7 (ESV)

Are You Hungry?

It’s not wrong to be hungry.

Hunger is often what prompts us to take action. The aroma of bacon in the kitchen can lure me out of bed in the morning. Desiring a good dinner can make me stop working so I can switch gears to food preparation.

Jesus blessed His disciples on the mountain who were hungry. Hungry for righteousness. For equity. For fairness. (As well as hungry for food!)

Seeing and experiencing the inequities of the world can prompt us to take action, too. When we see unfairness, we’re lured to step in. When we want to right the wrongs we’ve done, we switch gears to God’s plans.

Making wrong things right brings satisfaction.

We don’t do it on our own. God ultimately makes it happen. But He wants us to work with Him on it. He wants us to crave it, to recognize our need for it.

Together, we find the blessing.

As we memorize Matthew 5:6-7 this week, stay alert to your own desires for decency and truth and goodness. Live honorably. Do right. Be merciful.

You will be blessed. Jesus says so.

What are you hungry for? Find satisfaction in mercy. #HideHisWord

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Read more here:

  • Are You Hungry for Righteousness?
  • Blessed Are the Merciful

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Lisa looks for God in ordinary people and in everyday moments, then shares where she finds Him on her blog LisaNotes.com. She is a wife to Jeff and a mother to two girls here, one in heaven.

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