Beatitude #4- Satisfied in Righteousness, Part 1 (TMF:399)

Thursday, May 05, 2016
Peace to Live By: Beatitude #4- Satisfied in Righteousness, Part 1 (TMF:399) - Daniel Litton
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       Finally, the fourth and last Beatitude we are considering today is: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied” (Matthew 5:6, ESV). What does it mean for the Christian to “hunger and thirst for righteousness”? To put it simply, the Apostle Paul stated that in Christ “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3, ESV). Jesus equals life. It’s a simple equation. He said himself that he is the way, the truth, and the life. Without Jesus, there is no life, in reality. To the Ephesians, Paul would put it another way. He said: “I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe” (Ephesians 1:16-18, ESV).