DAY 14: Desperate Hunger

By Rhonda Hughey Mathisen (Fusion Ministries)

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
— Matthew 5:6 (ESV)

People desperate for God’s presence will move beyond convenience and personal comfort. They cannot be satisfied with worldly pleasures or religious routines. For them, Jesus is no longer a religious concept. He has become their reality, their life, and the source of their longing and desire.

An initial hunger and thirst come with the gift of salvation, but after the spiritual honeymoon, we must intentionally cultivate our spiritual passion. It’s so easy for our once-fiery hearts to grow cold in our love toward Him. Our first prayer must be to ask Him to increase our spiritual appetite.

The Word of God promises us that if we are hungry and thirsty, we shall be filled! Spiritual hunger is the currency of heaven. Hunger is what causes us to empty ourselves of compromise. It creates a holy dissatisfaction that drives us to our knees and makes us depend on God.

Do we have a desperate, aching, unspeakable thirst for Jesus? How thirsty are we? If we are already full of the lesser pleasures of this world, how can we really have an appetite for God?

PRAYER POINTS:

• “Jesus, forgive me for filling myself with the pleasures of this world and for my complacency towards You. Make me desperate for Your presence, and renew a fresh hunger and thirst for You in my life!”

[Excerpts from Face to Face: The Divine Experiment, p. 24-25, 35 - FusionMinistry.com]