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Matthew 5:6 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Fourth Beatitude: Spiritual Hunger and Thirst."

What did Jesus mean when He proclaimed a blessing for those who "hunger and thirst after righteous"? In this Beatitude, Jesus provides the insight of how blessed disciples are when they partake of spiritual manna! He represents himself as the living bread that we can eat and never die!

Spiritual thirst is built by God into every human heart. A thirsting and craving for God is a reversal of what the normal human being thirsts for. We need to note that righteousness is not a state of perfection. Rather it is a journey of walking hand in hand with God in the right direction with His divine approval. Look how the rest of the Sermon on the Mount describes how we are filled:

1. Spiritual satisfaction and filling is found in Laying up treasures in heaven instead of on earth (Matthew 6:20).
2. Spiritual satisfaction and filling is found in seeking first the kingdom of God and not being anxious (Matthew 6:33).
3. Spiritual satisfaction and filling is found in asking, seeking, and knocking (Matthew 7:7).
4. Spiritual satisfaction and filling is found in living by the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12).
5. Spiritual satisfaction and filling is found in building your house on the solid rock of Jesus’ teachings (Matthew 7:24ff).