Selwyn continues his discussion on righteousness. He says: ‘Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are those who want to exemplify all the beatitudes in their daily lives. They have one supreme desire, and that is to be more like Jesus every day. They see the portrait of Christ in the four Gospels and they say to themselves, “I want to be remodelled and made like that image.” I like the imagery of seeing the portrait of Jesus in Scripture – that’s why, I think it’s important that we constantly read Scriptures to keep that image fresh in our mind and heart – do you agree?
Further on, Selwyn writes: ‘The feelings of hunger and thirst are not ones that are fleeting; they do not just disappear but go on increasing until one is satisfied with food and drink. … In my opinion the psalmist sums up the matter perfectly when he writes, ‘As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.’ (Psalm 42:1).
Given the nature of God and our nature - we can never have our thirst and hunger fully satisfied while on earth – there is always more that God can give us – in a way, this ‘hunger’ is like a compass reading giving us a direction to follow – it’s a journey that really never ends. What do you think about this particular beatitude which Selwyn is currently writing about?
Today’s prayer is really good: ‘O God, give me the blessing of a panting heart I pray. I am desperate to know You better. Take my willingness and lead me into a deeper and more intimate relationship with You than I have ever experienced before. In Jesus’ name. Amen.’
Talking about ‘today’ – as I write it’s a nice blue-sky day, with a gentle breeze blowing. It’s nice to see a blue sky because it has been raining on-and-off for the last couple of weeks. Yet, I know that there are others in the world that can’t leave their shelters (Lebanon and Israel) to go out and look at the sky without fearing for their safety. I’m not a person who dwells on end-time scenarios but don’t you think that the world is going downhill fast? Maybe there were similar worrying times in the middle of WW1 & WW2; and today, just appears worse because we are living through it – what do you think?
Starving for God
Selwyn continues his discussion on righteousness. He says: ‘Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are those who want to exemplify all the beatitudes in their daily lives. They have one supreme desire, and that is to be more like Jesus every day. They see the portrait of Christ in the four Gospels and they say to themselves, “I want to be remodelled and made like that image.” I like the imagery of seeing the portrait of Jesus in Scripture – that’s why, I think it’s important that we constantly read Scriptures to keep that image fresh in our mind and heart – do you agree?
Further on, Selwyn writes: ‘The feelings of hunger and thirst are not ones that are fleeting; they do not just disappear but go on increasing until one is satisfied with food and drink. … In my opinion the psalmist sums up the matter perfectly when he writes, ‘As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.’ (Psalm 42:1).
Given the nature of God and our nature - we can never have our thirst and hunger fully satisfied while on earth – there is always more that God can give us – in a way, this ‘hunger’ is like a compass reading giving us a direction to follow – it’s a journey that really never ends. What do you think about this particular beatitude which Selwyn is currently writing about?
Today’s prayer is really good: ‘O God, give me the blessing of a panting heart I pray. I am desperate to know You better. Take my willingness and lead me into a deeper and more intimate relationship with You than I have ever experienced before. In Jesus’ name. Amen.’
Talking about ‘today’ – as I write it’s a nice blue-sky day, with a gentle breeze blowing. It’s nice to see a blue sky because it has been raining on-and-off for the last couple of weeks. Yet, I know that there are others in the world that can’t leave their shelters (Lebanon and Israel) to go out and look at the sky without fearing for their safety. I’m not a person who dwells on end-time scenarios but don’t you think that the world is going downhill fast? Maybe there were similar worrying times in the middle of WW1 & WW2; and today, just appears worse because we are living through it – what do you think?