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A Thirst for Righteousness

"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."  Matthew 5:6

 

God is the only source of true happiness, because He alone offers those intangibles that we mistakenly believe can be found on Earth: contentment, security, peace, and hope for the future. None of these can be found in a job, a human relationship, money, power, or position. They are God's alone to give.

How hard it is for us to believe this, however! This is understandable if we haven't given our lives to Christ; then, the Bible says, our spiritual eyes are blind, unable to see God's truth until the Holy Spirit opens them. But blindness can happen to believers also when we fall into the pattern of the world, vainly pursuing happiness in the same ways the world does.

That is why the Lord Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, told us where ultimate happiness lies: "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled" (Matthew 5:6). This is God's promise--and it is true.

Riches or righteousness? Which is your goal?

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.