If we are hungry we look for food to eat. More than physical hunger, our soul also should be hungry. When our soul is hungry it craves what we are hungry for and we call that craving passion. Where does your passion reside today? What you WANT to do, and what you NEED to do is DIFFERENT than what your LONG to do. Do you have passion growing inside of you? Jesus said it this way, For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matt. 6:21) And also like this: A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. (Luke 6:45)
Jesus talked about finding the 'pearl of great price' He was teaching about the Kingdom of God. What is the Kingdom? Is it prosperity? Is it a specific way to believe or pray? Is it our confession and spiritual practices? The Bible says that the Kingdom of God is within you and comes in the form of righteousness, peace and joy IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17) The pearl of great price in this life is finding inner righteousness, inner peace, and inner joy and this can only be done IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.
Righteousness, peace and joy comes as we fill our lives with the Spirit of God. If we fill our lives with other things they will not bring righteousness, peace and joy. We often think that better circumstances would bring that inner peace, and joy but this is not true. We can have the best of circumstances and still be missing these things.
How do we obtain the Kingdom of God within us? By being filled with the Holy Spirit. If you do not hunger for the Spirit of God it is time to repent of this lack of hunger and to ask God to fill you with a passion for the Spirit of God in your life. You need the Spirit of God in your life abundantly and overflowing so that you can have the righteousness, joy and peace that you need to live a life of Godliness in Christ Jesus.
Pray with me today: Father God, give me a passion for the Holy Spirit. A passion to have the Spirit of God fill my life. Flood me today with your good Spirit and let the righteousness, peace and joy of the Holy Spirit envelope my soul. For those things that I hunger for that are not of You, Lord, I repent, and I ask you to fill me with the Spirit today. IN Jesus name, Amen.
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