In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef exhorts us to hunger and thirst for God.
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One out of every seven Christians around the globe suffers intense persecution. As hatred toward followers of Jesus increases, we will be forced to either take a stand for Christ or retreat into cowardice. We will be forced to either proclaim our love for Jesus or deny our Lord.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to My Devotional, the daily devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading The Way. Blessed are the Spiritually Hungry by Dr. Michael Youssef A person suffering from starvation or dehydration can think of nothing else but to find food or water. Hungry and thirsty are God-given sensations that help us survive physically.
[00:00:25] In the same way, spiritual hunger and thirst for righteousness help us survive spiritually. God gave us an inner longing, a deep desire for fulfillment. He gave us a spiritual hunger at the core of our being. Unfortunately, many take this hunger and aim it at other things. Some hunger for power, some hunger for pleasure, some hunger for possessions. Even within the church, we feed ourselves with
[00:00:52] things other than God's righteousness. But if we sate the spirit appetite on church activities or our own Christian reputation, we will die of spiritual starvation. Nothing will fully satisfy but Jesus and His righteousness. Finding true satisfaction means recognizing our own righteousness is not going to cut it. It means turning to God for His righteousness, which He gives to us through Christ.
[00:01:21] We will be satisfied when we continue to hunger and thirst for God, for His holiness, for what is pleasing to Him by the power of His Spirit. For as we do, we will be filled with peace and thanksgiving and goodness and mercy that no one and nothing can take away. Let's pray together. Lord, help us to seek
[00:01:44] spiritual fulfillment through Your righteousness. We long for holiness and to see it manifested in our lives. We know that true satisfaction is found in holiness because You're holy, worthy, and beautiful. Make us more like You, Lord. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen. If today's devotional encouraged you, we'd love to hear about it. Leave a review and share this episode
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