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ARE YOU HUNGRY AND THIRSTY? (continued)
"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled" (Matthew 5:6). I believe the filling is dependent upon the extent of our hunger and thirst. The first filling of the Holy Spirit followed a ten day continual prayer meeting of hungry, thirsty people.
Without doubt they needed much more than their natural gifts and talents to fulfill the great commission of making disciples for Christ in all nations. Their Messiah had just been put to death by a hostile, devil-inspired, religious people because He proclaimed the truth. They would proclaim this same truth and knew they would face the wrath of the devil. They knew they needed to be filled with the promised power of the Holy Spirit if they were to see an evil world converted to a salvation of righteousness. They hungered and thirsted for this power that would enable them to lead nations to Christ.
Men, as fathers we owe it to our children to give them the legacy of a father who is filled with the Holy Spirit and power from on high. If we are going to be filled with righteousness and our children filled with righteousness we most certainly need to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Are you hungering and thirsting after this righteous blessing?
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
