Month: June 2026

My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me. (John 4:34),

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. (Matthew 5:6)

As human beings, we all understand appetite. Hunger and thirst are universal instincts. When we are hungry, everything else becomes secondary. We look for food. We pursue it. And when we finally eat, there is satisfaction, relief, even pleasure, especially when the food is good. At times, hunger becomes so strong that we pause everything else until it is satisfied. There is a kind of urgency, even desperation, to meet that need.

Now consider our Christian walk. We often hear believers say, “I feed on the Word of God.” They speak of waking up early, reading Scripture, memorising it, meditating on it, and drawing strength from it. This is deeply commendable. A genuine hunger for God’s Word is a gift, and not every Christian experiences it the same way. Jesus Himself constantly referred to Scripture. He quoted it, explained it, and used it to correct misunderstanding. Even at a young age, He was engaging with scholars in the temple.

There is no doubt that He knew the Word intimately. But when Jesus described His food, He did not say it was the Word of God. He said His food was doing the will of God. That should stop us! It suggests that His hunger did not end with knowing the Word. It went beyond reading, beyond studying, beyond teaching. His deepest satisfaction came from obeying it, living it out, fulfilling it in real life. And that is where the challenge lies. We can read about forgiveness. We can study it, discuss it, even preach it. We can move others emotionally, bring them to tears, and feel a sense of spiritual fulfilment from that experience. But ask yourself honestly, when you read about forgiveness, what is your first instinct? Do you think about applying it? Do you immediately recall a person you need to forgive? Do you feel an urgency to act? Or do you simply move on, content with understanding it? If physical hunger worked the same way, we would read a recipe and feel satisfied without eating. But that is not how hunger works. Hunger demands action that leads to fulfilment.

Yet spiritually, we often stop at consumption without obedience. We engage in discussions, debates, and reflections that give us a spiritual “high.” We feel satisfied because we have understood something, shared something, or even impacted others. But Jesus points to a deeper level of satisfaction. His joy, His fulfilment, His “food”, was found in obedience. He found it delicious to do the will of the Father. He found it satisfying to obey.

Now think about the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread.” We often understand this as God meeting our physical needs. And rightly so. But it also invites a deeper reflection—what is the daily bread of our spirit? It is not just hearing the Word. It is not just meditating on the Word. It is living it. Jesus once stood in the synagogue and declared, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” (Luke 4:21) What if we lived like that? What if each day, after reading God’s Word, we could say: “Today, this was fulfilled in my life.” That is where true satisfaction lies. Not just in knowing the Word, but in seeing it take flesh in our actions and in our life.

So yes, let us love the Word of God. Let us read it, meditate on it, and treasure it. It brings comfort, gives direction, lifts our hearts, and fills us with peace. But let us not stop there. Let us move from consumption to obedience. From understanding to action. From hearing to doing. Let us hunger not only for the Word, but for the will of God. And let that hunger drive us until His Word is fulfilled in our lives, daily.

Prayer

Lord, give me a deeper hunger, not just for Your Word, but for Your will. Forgive me for the times I have been satisfied with understanding without obedience. Stir in me a holy urgency to live out what I read. Let Your Word not stop at my mind but reach my actions. Teach me to find true satisfaction in obeying You. May Your Word be fulfilled in my life each day. May your will be done, today, in me, in Jesus’ name, amen.

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You have not truly fed on the Word of God until you have obeyed it.

You might think, “how can one profit from poverty?”. That is ridiculous. But that my friend is precisely, the beauty, about the kingdom of God. Listen to Jesus:

“And He raised His eyes toward His disciples and began saying, ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.’” Luke 6:20

This is the opening statement of one of the most profound discourses ever given. Remarkably, Jesus does not begin with themes of earthly glory, wealth, power, or prestige. He begins with poverty. Why? Because there is a unique beauty in recognising our lack before God. Deficiency, inadequacy, humility, brokenness, desperation, and need, place us in a position where we are ready to receive from Him. Poverty, in this sense, becomes a doorway to divine blessing.

The question naturally arises: Is Jesus speaking of physical poverty, spiritual poverty, or both? The whole counsel of God suggests that both are in view. Matthew emphasises spiritual poverty, while Luke’s account appears to include those who are materially poor as well.

Matthew 5:3.“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 11:5. “The blind receive sight and the lame walk, the people with leprosy are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.”

Luke 7:22. “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: people who were blind receive sight, people who limped walk, people with leprosy are cleansed and people who were deaf hear, dead people are raised up, and people who are poor have the gospel preached to them.”

Throughout His ministry, Jesus showed special concern for those who recognised their need. Whether their poverty was material, spiritual, or both, they were often the ones most ready to receive His message.

The Apostle Paul also speaks of a remarkable paradox:

2 Corinthians 6:10. “As sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.”

Paul’s words suggest that outward poverty does not prevent inward abundance. Those who may possess little in this world can nevertheless enrich others through the spiritual treasures they have received in Christ. It is therefore worthwhile to consider why such a state is viewed so favourably by God.

Firstly, poverty of spirit: reflects faith. Faith comes to God empty-handed, acknowledging dependence upon Him. Now don’t miss this. Faith pleases God!

Hebrews 11:1-2. “Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen. For by it the people of old gained approval.”

Hebrews 11:6. “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.”

A heart that recognises its need is often a heart prepared to trust God. It comes saying, “Lord, I cannot do this without You. I need Your strength, Your wisdom, Your grace, and Your help.”

Second, poverty of spirit: produces humility. It acknowledges our dependence upon God and our inability to save or sustain ourselves apart from Him. Such humility is precious in His sight because it agrees with His verdict that all have sinned and fallen short of His glory. Brokenness creates an awareness of our need. Pride, by contrast, leans toward self-sufficiency and self-reliance, resisting the very help God freely offers.

Scripture also teaches that godly sorrow has great value:

2 Corinthians 7:10 “For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.”. 

Only the broken, truly understand their need for forgiveness, grace, and mercy. God has designed us to live in fellowship with Him, to rest in Him, trust Him, commune with Him, confide in Him, and cast our burdens upon Him. Poverty of spirit brings us back to that place of repentance and dependence restoring fellowship with Him.

Thirdly, the brokenhearted: discover God’s proximity.

Psalm 34:18 “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” 

When suffering strips away our illusions of self-sufficiency, we often become more aware of God’s presence and help. The position we are in draws us to a closer and intimate walk with Him, in a way that would not be possible otherwise. That is His methodology.

Fourthly poverty makes room: for the display of His glory. When we are empty, He can fill us. When we are weak, His strength is perfected. Our mourning turns to dancing. Surrender invites His glory. What appears to be weakness becomes the stage upon which His strength is displayed.

Poverty of spirit is not an end in itself. God meets us in our need and fills us with His grace. Mourning gives way to joy, weakness gives way to strength, and despair gives way to hope. Yet this dependence is not merely a one-time experience; it becomes the daily posture of the believer. Every day we come afresh to the Lord, and every day His mercies are new.

Finally, with poverty comes promise: to the poor

Luke 6:20 “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” 

The reward is not merely relief from poverty but participation in God’s kingdom, His rule, His reign, and His gracious authority over our lives.

Romans 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” 
James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: did God not choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

This kingdom is experienced most fully by those who recognise their need for God. The poor in spirit discover that what they lack in themselves is abundantly supplied in Him.

True blessedness is not found in self-sufficiency but in His sufficiency. The one who comes empty-handed to Christ finds a treasure greater than all the riches of this world, the kingdom of God itself!

Prayer

O mighty One, enthroned above,

I long to remain in this holy place,
The tender ground of godly sorrow,
Where my broken heart beholds Your face.

Each day I come with thankful hands,
Through gates flung wide by sovereign grace.
Into Your courts I lift my praise
And bow within Your sacred space.

Teach me to know You more deeply,
To enjoy You more fully,
To walk with You more faithfully,
And to trust You more completely.

Keep me humble before You,
Dependent upon Your strength,
Rich in Your grace,
And satisfied in Your presence.

Until that day when faith becomes sight
And I behold You face to face forevermore.

Amen.

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The happiest soul is not the one that needs nothing, but the one that has learnt it needs Christ for everything.