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By John | May 29, 2009
From the Word: Do I hunger? (from Matthew 5:1-20)
”Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matthew 5:6 NASB)
Lord, where is my desire for righteousness? As I look into my heart, what do I see? Where is my treasure? You say that where my treasure is, that’s where my heart is (Matthew 6:21). Father, I do love You and want to serve You. I want to draw close to You and see You. But I can only do that with a pure heart (v8). So where am I lacking? Am I lacking in heart, in spirit, in purity, in my priorities? In faith? In strength and determination? In wisdom? O Lord, in all these areas I want to follow You and trust You to make me a fisher of men. And I need to be around others with the heart and desire that I want (Proverbs 13:20 - he who walks with wise men will be wise…). And I need to recognize that not only am I an influence on others, but they are also an influence on me , for good or ill.
O Lord, You know my heart, and what my yearnings really are! I give myself to You for You to reveal to me where my heart is, and what distractions may have pulled my attention away from You and from fixing my eyes on You (Hebrews 12:2). My life is Yours, Lord. I commit myself to You again today. May You be honored by my life, my heart and my desires. Amen.
Please pray with us:
I recently met a man who is a part time pastor in Philadelphia. He goes to different neighborhoods in the city (there are over 200 here in Philly) and prays for them as he walks through them. As you can expect, he invariably meets people who are spiritually hungry and in whose hearts God is moving. After several months or more of discipling and encouraging them in their faith, he then seeks to connect them to a local body of believers closer to their neighborhood community. I have connected him with one of our Nav associates who has a church near his. Please pray with us for God to establish a cooperative relationship that will be fruitful for the advancement of His Kingdom in the Philly metro area.
Thanks!
John
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