Blessed Are: Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be filled.
Matthew 5:6

In order to know if you hunger and thirst for righteousness, you need to know what that means. I love to define words in order to get a richer meaning, and I'd like to do that today. Here are some definitions for a few of the key words in this verse.

Hunger: Strong's #3983 - To be hungry, famished, starved. (The Complete Word Study Dictionary NT)

Thirst: Strong's #1372 - To be dry or thirsty. To thirst in a figurative sense, desire ardently. (The Complete Word Study Dictionary NT)

Righteousness: Strong's #1343 -Righteousness, what is right, justice, the act of doing what is in agreement with God's standards, the state of being in proper relationship with God. (Strong's) 

Filled: Strong's #5526 - to gorge (supply food in abundance) :- feed, fill, satisfy. (Strong's Greek and Hebrew Dictionary)


Now, that you have read the definitions, let me give you the Amplified Tiffany Version...

Fortunate are those who are starving for, and longing to be quenched by, doing what God loves in order to have the best possible relationship with Him, for they will dine at His buffet of what is right!


God will never leave us hanging to dry. If we desire to be with God and love Him at any cost, He will not only meet us there, He will exceed what we could have ever imagined.

Are you hungry for Him?