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BREAD FOR THE HUNGRY – WATER FOR THE THIRSTY
Jesus said,
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled,”
(Matthew 5:6). The natural person feels neither
hunger nor thirst for righteousness. But to those who do experience this
hunger and thirst a solemn promise is made: “they shall be filled.”
Have you understood what Jesus said about
your sins? He said “out of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaketh,” (Matthew
12:34). The prophet said, “The heart is
deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
(Jeremiah 17:9). Have you seen that evil dwells within you? Paul saw that
and wrote: “For I know that in me (that
is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing,”
(Romans 7:18). Sinful acts come from a corrupt sinful heart!
If you are content with your sinful
condition you will remain in it. You are neither hungry or thirsty for
righteousness. You have no interest in Christ or His sacrifice for sins. You
may be religious, but you will not come to Christ. It is this unwillingness
of yours that is a part of your problem. Jesus spoke of those who searched
the Scriptures, but their interest was only in religion. He said,
“And ye will not come to me, that ye might have
life,” (John 5:40). Their will was not to
come to Him.
Consider these two statements from the
Lord Jesus: “And Jesus said unto them, I
am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that
believeth on me shall never thirst,” (John
6:35). “Jesus stood and cried, saying, If
any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink,”
(John 7:37). We can assure you that there is bread for the hungry and water
for the thirsty!
The sad truth – the awful truth – is this:
most people are not interested in Christ because they see no need of a
sacrifice for their sins – no need of a Savior. They have been told that
they can be saved of their own free will anytime they want to be and so rest
in this false assurance. But the truth is that Jesus said,
“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,”
(John 6:44). This truth alone ought to cause sinners to fall on their faces
before God and cry out for grace! But lost men and women will believe a lie
before they will believe the truth.
God has provided what sinners need:
spiritual life. And preachers stand on their heads, swallow goldfish and go
to great lengths to entertain sinners claiming they are doing God's work.
But no fleshly entertainments can cause a sinner to hunger and thirst after
righteousness. “That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not
that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again,”
(John 3: 6-7).
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