Hunger- a strong or compelling desire or craving
I have been thinking about hunger a lot lately...it might have something to do with me really missing food from Texas right now. :) So, it got me thinking about what we hunger for as Christians. I mean I can think of a lot of good thinks to desire and crave...salivations, healings, revival, reformation, city transformation, etc.
I think all these things are great things and we should want to see them but is it what we should hunger for? The Psalms talk about hungering and thirsty for God and about it being the one thing. I agree that the one thing we should desire and crave is God Himself. I have heard the saying seek Gods face not His hand(His works). Although, I believe you can even take that statement to the wrong extreme of only seeking after Him and then not having any effect on the world around you but if you are truly hungering for more of Him and being filled and satisfied by Him then you get His heart and the leading of His Spirit to then see His hand move on your behalf and the behalf of those around you. The apostles of the early church all walked in the signs and wonders of His hand but it was all from the place of hungering for intimacy with Jesus. Even Jesus Himself drew away to be with the Father and it was from that place of intimate devotion that He heard His Fathers voice and obeyed.
Today as we all, I hope, are wanting to see a massive revival and a massive harvest. Don't forget or leave the place of being hungry for Him and Him alone! It is from that place that God moves in us, on us, for us, and through us!
I have been thinking about hunger a lot lately...it might have something to do with me really missing food from Texas right now. :) So, it got me thinking about what we hunger for as Christians. I mean I can think of a lot of good thinks to desire and crave...salivations, healings, revival, reformation, city transformation, etc.
I think all these things are great things and we should want to see them but is it what we should hunger for? The Psalms talk about hungering and thirsty for God and about it being the one thing. I agree that the one thing we should desire and crave is God Himself. I have heard the saying seek Gods face not His hand(His works). Although, I believe you can even take that statement to the wrong extreme of only seeking after Him and then not having any effect on the world around you but if you are truly hungering for more of Him and being filled and satisfied by Him then you get His heart and the leading of His Spirit to then see His hand move on your behalf and the behalf of those around you. The apostles of the early church all walked in the signs and wonders of His hand but it was all from the place of hungering for intimacy with Jesus. Even Jesus Himself drew away to be with the Father and it was from that place of intimate devotion that He heard His Fathers voice and obeyed.
Today as we all, I hope, are wanting to see a massive revival and a massive harvest. Don't forget or leave the place of being hungry for Him and Him alone! It is from that place that God moves in us, on us, for us, and through us!
