The Blessed Life: A Journey Through the Beatitudes Part 4 – I Long To Be Like Christ

The Blessed Life: A Journey Through the Beatitudes

Part 4 – I Long To Be Like Christ

Matthew 5:6

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

    for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6

The Bible speaks of righteousness in two ways:

First, there is the righteousness that Christ you.

30 …you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30

9 …not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. Philippians 3:9

Second, there is the righteousness that Christ you to.

24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; 1 Peter 2:24a

A Few Observations About Hunger

• Hunger is a sign of .
• Hunger is a sign of and .
• Hunger is a powerful .

13 “You are the salt of the earth….

14 “You are the light of the world. Matthew 5:13a-14a.

• Hunger for will not satisfy.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

    for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6

How can we develop an appetite for righteousness?

7 …train yourself to be godly. 1 Timothy 4:7b.

Five Strategies for Cultivating an Appetite for Righteousness

1) from the first three beatitudes.

2) Fast from .

“A man who let’s all his longings go unchecked and untamed after earthly good has none left toward heaven.” —- Alexander Maclaren

3) Make yourself vulnerable to the .

4) Use your blessing and trouble as to be nourished by Christ.

26 My flesh and my heart may fail,

    but God is the strength of my heart

    and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26

5) Trust Christ to make you .