POST #24: JESUS' SERMON ON THE MOUNT: How does one become BLESSED and SATISFIED?

Have you ever said things like...

• "I'm really hungry for some chocolate!"
• "I'm craving ice cream today!"
• "I could eat this whole bag of chips!"

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It's hard to admit it, but most of us have.
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We need to train ourselves to hunger for an apple, a healthy salad, or whatever is the best thing for us to eat.  We need to train ourselves to thirst for pure water instead of all those sugary liquids we consume.
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Spiritually speaking, JESUS says that we will be blessed and satisfied (filled up) when we hunger and thirst for righteousness (JESUS).  Have you made it a habit to daily:

• study JESUS?
• meditate on HIS words?
• contemplate how HE lived His days?
• continually thank HIM for what HE has done for you?
• follow HIS lead in continually living out the beatitudes?  HIS sermon on the mount?

I have some women in my life who are spiritual rock stars.  Each one of them carves out time in their days to:

• study JESUS!
• meditate on HIS words!
• contemplate how HE lived HIS days!
•  thank HIM for what HE has done for them!

We can begin to train ourselves to hunger and thirst for righteousness by studying, meditating on, and following JESUS' lead in living out:

• HIS beatitudes! 
• HIS entire sermon on the mount!

Please join me, several days a week,

seeking to be filled/satisfied,

as we hunger and thirst for JESUS:

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A - Author of life

B - Blessed One 

C - Creator 

D - Deliverer

E - Emmanuel (God with us)

F - Faithful Friend

G - God's anointed

H - High Priest

I - I AM

J - Joy

K - King of kings and LORD of lords

L - Light 

M - Master 

N - Name above all names

O - Our righteousness

P - Prince of peace

Q - Quieter of the winds and waves

R - Righteous Redeemer

S - Savior

T - Truth

U - Unfailing love

V - Victorious warrior 

W - Way 

X - eXample 

Y - Yahweh

Z - Zion's glory

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"BLESSED" means OH, THE JOY!

"Oh, the JOY for those who hunger and thirst for Righteousness..."