Hi Brian!

The word for this week is "hunger". We'll be looking at Matthew 5:6 and  John 6:35.

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. KJV

John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst. KJV

This is the Greek word  "peinao". Strong's Concordance says: through the idea of pinching toil, to famish, to crave. Thayer's Greek Lexicon says: to crave ardently, to seek with eager desire. The Theological Dictionary says: avidly to desire something. This is the attitude that God wants us to have toward Him! To desire to please Him and to desire to be like Him! When we have this desire, HE will see to it that we succeed! Our partner Jerry O' Dell said this:

"When we want what God wants for the same reason He wants it, we cannot fail."

Our key then is to develop this desire and to diligently seek HIM to fulfill it! This is my heart and I believe that it is yours, too! There are NO LIMITS to what GOD will do in and through those who have this same desire! Here is Brandon Lake with "Temple":

Love and Shalom from the Swoveys!