Matthew 5 verse 6

Daily Inspirational Thoughts

to bless your life.

~

A Daily Devotional

The week of May 5

by

Beth McLendon

Gaining

Inspiration and Motivation 

Inspiration + Motivation = Transformation

This week

instead of dividing the page into days

please

go at your own pace down the page.

Topic: 

God wants us to:

Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

Matthew 5 verse 6

Jesus said,

"Blessed are those who

hunger and thirst for righteousness...."

"Blessed" 

We all want to be blessed.

So

to get this blessing

we need to know....

What

does it mean to

HUNGER and THIRST

for righteousness?

Think about food and water ...

When we physically

hunger or thirst,

we

have a

strong desire for food or water

and

it motivates us to fulfill that desire.

There is

no way

that

we can physically

hunger and thirst

for days

and

continue to ignore those needs.

God wants us to

direct

the above physical food insights

to

our spiritual life.

Take Note:

Matthew 5:6

says the blessing is that they will be satisfied.

https://biblehub.com/greek/5526.htm

The Greek translated into English as  "to be satisfied" means -

Providing nourishment or satisfying hunger

and 

Providing spiritual and emotional satisfaction.

God tells us that he wants us to

HUNGER for righteousness

in our life.

That means

he wants us to

have a strong desire to live right.

Stirring

We can stir up

that desire

by

Prayer,

Bible reading,

listening to godly inspirational music,

spending time

with people who have a hunger for righteousness,

reading and watching

devotionals & sermons

about the value and beauty of right living

and

by

making righteousness a beloved goal in our life. 

We have two sermons at the bottom of the page.

The devil has worked hard

to make people

dislike the words

Righteousness and Holiness.

Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name;

Worship the Lord

in the beauty of holiness.

Psalm 29:2 NKJV

A Song to

Stir up

Righteousness

We can easily Stir Up the desire

to learn

about things we are interested in

 - Stirring up the right stuff  - 

Consider this ...

People go FIND OUT what they want to know....

For example,

If a man is a big baseball fan, he seeks after the stats and information on the players.

He knows the teams and how they are doing this season.

That man SEEKS information. (Matthew 7:7)

He spends TIME on watching the games.

If someone truly loves God,

he seeks after information

about God

and about

his ways and how to please him. 

Loving God is like - being in love with someone.

It shows

in our life and our life choices.

God was not careless

in how he drew the lines of morality.

May I not be careless

in how I interpret his commands.

Helpful Reflection Note:

The devil and his cohorts work to make

Sin Look Normal

and

Righteousness Look Weird

Being Filled with Righteousness

Many people live with an attitude of - 

How far is too far?

Meaning...

How close can I get to sin without sinning?

And they concentrate on....

How can I

do what I want and yet appear to follow Jesus?

Next -

Developing an Appetite for Righteousness

Proverbs 10:10 TLB

"Winking at sin leads to sorrow;

bold reproof leads to peace."

Trying to walk right next to the sin line

is

"winking at sin." 

Look at the boy in the picture. See him as walking the line between sin and not sin.

Walking that close -

you can easily-

fall into sin.

We need to learn to enjoy walking a long way from the sin line.

The Lord

wants to guide you and me today.

Righteousness is Following Jesus

Reflection and Action

Did I follow the Lord yesterday?

Am I determined to follow the Lord today?

Prayer

Purify my Heart

Consider our  Bedtime Prayers  page to increase your spiritual growth.

Consider our Full Armor Prayers to increase your spiritual strength

Think about it

Reflection

Today...

Have I been - more moved by God or more moved by people and things in the world?

Which did I show in my actions and in my thoughts?

If we are in close connection with God,

we WANT to live right.

Psalm 62:1

Ps. 42:1-2 and Ps. 143:6 and John 7:37-38 and Rev. 21:6

This page is about

Becoming a person

who

hungers and thirsts

for

Righteousness

This song 

strengthens me 

and

sweeps me up 

into the 

Presence of God.

Psalm 62:1

O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.

Lord,

Your love is far better -

than anything.

Yeshua is Hebrew for Jesus.

Consider our page Dancing with God

When we sin

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https://www.youtube.com/@NickVMinistries

The devil wants Christians

to live

spiritually

lukewarm.

Important Note on Legalism

Many Christians are developing a terrible fear of legalism.

Often spiritually lukewarm people focus on fear of legalism.

Fear of Legalism

brings a distain of God's commands.

People then begin to think they are totally free from obeying God.

The devil wants you terribly afraid of legalism. 

That fear of legalism eventually makes people

think that

God's grace

ignores

and automatically covers

their sins and rebellion against God - 

so they proudly ignore sin in their life.

No -

Repentance is the answer for sin and rebellion.

 - Read 1 John 1:9 - 

God tells us to repent for our sins and rebellion.

We must ask for repentance and then the grace of God flows.

The devil does not want you

repenting and becoming more like Jesus.

3 Categories

There are three different categories

people choose

to live in.

Each category has a range of either

high, medium, or low

level

in the category. 

Hungering for righteousness -

high or medium or low level

-

Living in a lukewarm state - 

high or medium or low level

-

Living actively and openly rebellious toward God - 

high or medium or low level

Which category are you currently in?

Which level

are you in that category?

Reflection...

How would you finish this prayer?

Lord,

Make me more __________; I will yield to you.

For example: godly, loving, teachable, in love with righteousness, etc.

Consider our page 

Prayers for Yielding

Prayer for Yielding - 

Glorious Lord, Mighty God,

I worship you.

You are my King.

You are my everything.

I give my life to you.

Reign in me.

In my happy times, you are my joy.

In my unhappy times, you are my strength.

I will yield to you so you can reign in me.

Amen

Copyright © 2014 Beth McLendon of Inspirational - Prayers.com

"You will show me the way of life,

granting me

the joy of your presence

and the pleasures of living with you forever."

Psalm 16:11 NLT

Paul Wilbur sings

In Your Presence

Next

Inspiration for

Steadiness Toward Holiness

Inspiring Sermons

This Inspiring sermon

will help you

live

more righteously

in this time in history.

Introduction:

We live in a time where

Truth is called Insanity

And

Insanity is called Truth.

God says

in

Isaiah 5:20 NKJV

"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil."

What do you do when God's word contradicts your lifestyle?

?

Who wins that fight?

Who wins that contradiction?

This sermon

will inspire the Pursuit of Righteousness

Colossians 3:2

Set your mind on things above,

not on things on the earth.

Our Next Sermon

is about

Capturing Your Thoughts

so you can have

Victory

Also:

consider checking out our page on 

How to Capture Your Thoughts and see Victory

How to Fight 

Mind Battles

This is a helpful sermon to inspire people to become

more righteous and thus more like Jesus.

The Importance of Understanding

The Importance of

Understanding

the meaning of

Meditating on God's Word.

Biblically -

the word "Meditate" means "think about." 

What you "think about" is very important.

The worldly, New Age, ungodly definition of

meditate

is to

empty your mind and say words over and over

to create some kind of supernatural event.

By doing that,

you CAN

come in contact with demons.

Please check out our pages on

Meditation Dangers and the

dangers of what is being called Contemplative Prayer

In God's definition of meditate,

we are to meditate (think about)

godly things.

Proverbs 23:7 says,

"As a man thinketh, so is he."

Consider going through these Scriptures:

Philippians 4:8

Psalm 77:12

Psalm 119 verses 15, 23, 27, 48, 78, 148

Psalm 63:6

Psalm 143:5

Psalm 1:2

Malachi 3:16

And Psalm 145:5 says,

I will meditate

on the majestic, glorious splendor and

your wonderful miracles.

NLT

Consider our Armor Pages

and our page - Capturing Thoughts for Victory

And... God's Wonderful Miracles...

Miracles of Jesus

Prayer & Testimonies of Miracles

Inspirational Miracles

Matthew 5 Insights presented May 2025.