Be Filled!

How blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness! for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6 Complete Jewish Bible)

When we are hungry for righteousness, we are seeking a condition that we can only attain by the power of the Holy Spirit’s influence in our hearts and lives. It is by being filled with Him that we become capable of being satisfied in our desire for righteousness.

The word “filled” in the verse implies being filled like I would be if I just got done eating at an Indian buffet. I would be too full to eat more. The satisfaction to the hunger in this case can only be found by being filled with the Spirit of Righteousness Himself. He is the food I am hungering for when I hunger for righteousness. When I am hungry for Him and His work in my life, I will be filled with and will be satisfied by being filled with Him.