Blessedness of Openness

We continue this week with the fourth Beatitude "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled”. To have a starving spirit is a real hunger and starvation of the soul. It is a parched and dying thirst. It is a spirit that craves after righteousness. The true believer is starved and parched for all righteousness not just for little nibbles. This is so very significant, meaning that the promise of a filled or satisfied life is conditional. A person must starve and thirst for all righteousness if he wishes to exchange personal emptiness for the fullness of Christ.