The Sermon on the Mount!
Hungry and Thirsty for God
Matthew 5:5 (ESV)
“Blessed are
the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew
Henry:
The
meek
are happy; Blessed are the meek. The meek are those who quietly submit
themselves to God, to his word and to his rod, who follow his directions, and
comply with his designs, and are gentle towards all men
Titus 3:1–2 (NLT)
1Remind the believers
to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always
ready to do what is good.
2They must not slander
anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true
humility to everyone.
· Are you the person that needs to tell everyone, every Good
deed you do?
o
There
is just something about us that craves attention!
o
Are
you self-righteous
o
Are
you arrogant
o
Are
you defensive?
o
To
you like to pick a fight?
If
you are then you’re seeking your glory here on old planet earth! God tells us
to leave the glory for him, to be his servant. Too many of us want to get the
glory, and that’s where we stop on this ladder, that’s where we stop on the way
to seeking Gods attitude he wants us to have!
· Here is what Jesus wants!
o
He
is looking for unpretentious people
o
He
is looking gentleness
o
He
is looking for a kind and gentle heart
o
He
is looking for Grace!
o
He
is looking for utter and total transparency so he shines through!
· And how are you blessed?
o
When
your meek, your blessed because you can control your anger
o
When
your meek, your blessed because your happy with what you have
o
When
your meek, your blessed because you find strength in Jesus, not yourself
o
When
your meek, you can enjoy your family more, your friends more, your life more!
Meek/humble people, however ridiculed and run down, have a
real tendency to live a healthier, wealthy, comfortable, and safe life, even in
this world. The meek and quiet are observed to live the easiest lives,
compared with the forward and turbulent of this world.
This
is not natural; it is the polar opposite of what the world tells us is right.
But when you climb the ladder Jesus lays out for you it becomes necessary, it
becomes natural with super-natural help. To be truly meek is to totally surrender to
Jesus, just like the woman in Luke 7 she just kept
her eyes focused on Jesus, and humbled herself before the Pharisees! Nothing
she did fit the social norms, but she was walking the ladder!
Are you ready for the buffet?
If you have a good
appetite, you are in Good health!
Matthew 5:6 (ESV)
“Blessed are
those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
I
ain’t no Dr. but if you’re hungry, you’re in pretty good health. It’s the same
spiritually if you’re hungry and thirsty for righteousness you’re in pretty
good shape!
· As long as you live
you will consistently be hungry, thirst
o
your
body will always crave food, drink
o
your
health depends on food for nourishment
· you soul is no
different
o
you
should always be hungry for righteousness
o
seeking
to grow in wisdom
o
seeking
to grow your relationship with Jesus
o
sharpening
your senses toward the Holy Spirit
Just
like you need food to stay alive, if you’re a follower of Jesus, you need to
seek Righteousness to keep your soul alive!
· Can you live without God?
o
After
your broken and you mourn your sin, you repent and then you learn you can’t
live without God
o
Do
you want to be with Him every day?
o
When
things are bad do you seek him
o
When
things are good to you look to what’s next with Him
o
If
you can live without God, you’re not hungry!
Maslow’s
Hierarchy of needs says it best, our first need, the first thing we must have
is food, same with God when your truly broken and you seek mercy, and you stop
pointing fingers and find out you are not worthy of the price Jesus paid on the
cross, then you’re hungry, every day for God!
· What is your appetite for?
o
You
want to know what the world wants, just turn on the TV
§ Sex
§ Self-worth
§ Self- promotion
§ Greed
o
You
want to know what God desires for you open your bible
§ Do you have an
appetite for the word?
§ Prayer
§ Helping the needs of
others?
§ Growing God kingdom?
§ Loving one another
§ Reaching the lost
§ Being the salt and
light of the earth
§ Showing the world, a
different way to find Love, Joy and Peace!
This
most likely happened when some major event occurred, a death, a loss of some
sort. Rarely was it something good, and then it happened you start to get
hungry because through your brokenness God showed you true healing!
Is your eyes fixed on
the prize?
Hebrews 12:2 (ESV)
Looking to Jesus, the
founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the
throne of God.
Are
you keeping your eyes on the prize? Are you looking for the light at the end of
the tunnel? Are you working through the brokenness, the grieving of your sin,
the repentance and are you humbling yourself? Are you hungry for Jesus and what
he wants for you or are you just living in the world, aimlessly searching for
things in this world that will never fill the deepest desires of your heart.
The
first 4 beatitudes are a great start to what Jesus expects out of His disciples
and the attitude you must work toward.
Have
you checked your attitude, are glorifying God, or are you glorying you? Are you
climbing the ladder? Are you on Gods team or Satan’s it’s that simple?
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