Desperate Thirst
Sunday Rewind is a 5-day Devotional based on the weekly sermon at Resonate Community Church
October 5th Sermon, Day 1
Have you ever been so thirsty that you felt desperate? Maybe after a long workout or a hot day outside, when your body craved water with an intensity that consumed your thoughts. That physical desperation is exactly the picture Jesus painted when He described how we should hunger and thirst for righteousness.
Most of us approach our spiritual lives with casual interest - we want to do good, we think righteousness is nice, but we don't feel that life-or-death urgency. Yet Jesus didn't say "blessed are those who think righteousness is a nice idea." He called us to a desperation that mirrors someone dying of thirst. This isn't about working harder or trying to be perfect. It's about recognizing that righteousness - being right with God and living according to His ways - is as essential to our souls as water is to our bodies.
When we truly understand what we're missing without God's righteousness, we begin to crave it with the same intensity as someone gasping for air. The beautiful truth is that this desperate hunger isn't meant to leave us empty. Jesus promises that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled. God doesn't create this longing in us only to leave us wanting. He satisfies the deepest cravings of our hearts when we seek Him with everything we have. Today, ask yourself: Do I approach my relationship with God with casual interest, or with the desperation of someone who knows their life depends on it?
Bible Verse
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." - Matthew 5:6
Reflection Question
What would change in your daily routine if you truly hungered and thirsted for righteousness with the same desperation as someone dying of thirst?
Quote Jesus was saying, hunger and thirst for righteousness as if your life depends on it.
Prayer
Lord, awaken in me a desperate hunger for You and Your righteousness. Help me move beyond casual interest to the kind of spiritual thirst that drives me to seek You with my whole heart. Fill me as only You can. Amen.
