HUNGER and THIRST WK 1
September 25, 2024

HUNGER and THIRST WK 1

RIGHTEOUSNESS = GOD’S RIGHT WAY OF DOING THINGS.
Righteousness is things happening on earth as they do in Heaven.

HUNGER is important to LIFE.
We think of hunger as being negative, as being a painful situation.
True success is impossible without

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THE PUSH FORWARD ONLY COMES WITH HUNGER and THIRST!
Unrighteousness is not just sin; it is the effects of sin that plagues our world…

  • the sickness
  • the lack
  • the depression

Righteousness is not only about love and light; it is about a righteous anger towards the kingdom of darkness.

Matthew 5:6
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Your attitude, your serving, your giving, your prayers, your passion, your worship — it is all connected to your hunger for righteousness!

MANY TIMES, we are more sensitive to sin than we are hungry for righteousness.

IT IS EASY TO BE SPIRITUAL ~ IT IS NOT COMFORTABLE TO BE SUPERNATURAL.

Spiritual people will never overcome they will just

  • over-complain
  • over-think
  • over-do
  • over-conceptualize…

Matthew 16:5 - 11
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And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

WE BECOME SPIRITUAL IN OUR DOCTRINE and
SIMPLY NATURAL IN OUR PRACTICE AND EXPECTATION…

Jeremiah 29:13
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And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

WHAT HUNGER IS NOT -
Hunger is not feeling shamed into doing something…

Hunger is an undeniable, insatiable need to be filled.

  • HUNGER = A DEEP, LONGING DESIRE FOR MORE OF GOD…

  • Hunger - that gnawing ache on the inside of you; that sense of need that is not content until it is filled.

  • Hunger for God is the longing to encounter Him, to be with Him, and to be filled with more of the Holy Spirit.

Hunger for God is the landing strip of the Holy Spirit.

  • That desire releases heaven’s fullness to overflow into your life.

YOU CAN BECOME SO HUNGRY THAT EVERYTHING IS EXCITING!

  • PROBLEMS
  • ISSUES
  • YOU CANNOT WAIT TO WORSHIP!
  • YOU CANNOT WAIT TO PRAISE!
  • YOU CANNOT WAIT TO SEE GOD DO SOMETHING AMAZING

GOD SAID

  • IF YOU ARE REALLY HUNGRY FOR MY WAY - I will make sure you are filled.

  • IF YOU MAINTAIN YOUR DESPERATION FOR THE LORD - I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN SHOWS UP STRONG IN YOUR LIFE.

Revelation 3:20
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Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

  • Hearing God knock is a word about faith.

Matthew 6:33
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But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

FIRST = BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE…
If you will HUNGER FOR ME, SEEK ME FIRST, SEEK ME IN PRIORITY -
then I WILL MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING YOU NEED IS ADDED.

Hunger for God keeps us focused on His Presence.

~ HUNGER GAMES ~

1. IF I AM HUNGRY - I

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Colossians 4:2 NLT
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Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

God created you to be in fellowship with Him.

PRAYER = Relational. Covenantial.
COVENANT is not a one sided thing.
DEVOTE = Greek word - WITH AN ALERT MIND:

  • expecting…
  • watching…
  • anticipating…

Psalm 130:4 - 6 TPT
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But your forgiving love is what makes you so wonderful. No wonder you are loved and worshiped!
5 This is why I wait upon you, expecting your breakthrough, for your Word brings me hope.
6 I long for you more than any watchman would long for the morning light. I will watch and wait for you, O God, throughout the night.

2. IF I AM NOT HUNGRY, I WILL

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HUNGER IS SOMETHING YOU CAN and SHOULD ASK FOR!

The desire to seek God is a gift from Him TO YOU:

John 6:44
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No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

When we pray for spiritual hunger, we are praying in accordance with God’s will.

Hebrews 11:6
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But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

3. IF I do not DO ANYTHING ABOUT my HUNGER it will

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You may be starving… but eventually your body will just move on…

  • If there is no action on our part in response to that hunger, it usually fades.

A simple spiritual law:

  • If you feed the hunger, it will grow.

  • If you ignore the hunger, it will fade.

Psalm 34:8
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Taste and see that the Lord is good.’

TASTE IMPLYS THAT YOU ARE THE ONE DOING IT…

Psalm 107:9
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He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry with goodness.

This keeps us out of routine and in expectation.

4. I will

HUNGER being around HUNGRY PEOPLE -

  • Be around hungry people. Spiritual hunger is contagious.

You cannot sustain true growth based on other people’s experiences in God.

  • It may inspire you…
  • It may enlighten you…

It will never get you to where you need to go yourself.

For God to release HUNGER in us…

  • Be hungry!
  • Knock!
  • Be open!
  • Receive!
  • Be ready!

Are you hungry enough?

  • Be hungry enough to pursue righteousness with everything you have got!

When we hunger for righteousness, when we hunger for heaven to show up, and that is when the supernatural becomes natural in our lives!