Soul Hunger

Luke 6:21 NKJV

Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh.

Luke 6:25 NKJV

Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep.

Isaiah 55:1–3 NKJV

“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.

Are you hungry?

Hunger and thirst are natural physical cravings necessary for survival.

We can either ignore this craving, satisfy this craving, or indulge this craving.

We can satisfy our hunger and thirst either with healthy or unhealthy things.

Junk food may give us a temporary sense of satisfaction, but it will leave our bodies deficient and craving what they really need.

Are you hungry and thirsty for God?

When was the last time you were hungry and thirsty for God? Right now? Last week? Last month? Last year? Do you remember?

Soul Hunger

Even as God designed the stomach to hunger for food, so He has designed the soul to hunger for Him.

The hunger of the soul for God might be called “Soul Hunger”. There is also a “soul thirst”. Soul hunger is characterized by restlessness in the soul.

Is your soul restless?

Personal Journal Entry (February 16, 2020) “Many are consumed by restlessness in their soul. They are never satisfied. They are never at peace. They are never at rest. They have no anchor. They have no commitment. They have no self-control. They are distracted by everything. They gravitate to the sensational. They run after everything that glitters. They are on a constant quest for more. They are consumed with a sense of entitlement. Everything revolves around them. They live for the moment. They cannot be still. They are in a never-ending search for a greater experience and the ultimate high. They are trapped in a cycle of highs and lows where the lows get lower. They are in a continual search for something elusive. They seek what that they do not know and cannot find. They are never content. Why? Contentment is not something on the outside. It is something on the inside. It is found in a living relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the Bread of Life that satisfies the hunger of the soul. He is the Living Water that quenches the thirsty soul. He is the Source of peace, joy, contentment, and rest.”

The Hunger Drive

Proverbs 16:26 NKJV

The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.

Soul hunger drives us in our search for satisfaction.

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

John 4:13–14 NKJV

Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

The woman’s response: “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”

John 4:15 NKJV

The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”

Blaise Paschal said, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.”

When Jesus satisfies your soul, you no longer need what you once thought you needed. Jesus is all you want because He is all you need.

What is driving you?

Come to Jesus and Find Rest

Matthew 11:28–30 NKJV

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

John 6:35 NKJV

And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

RESPONSE TO THE WORD

Is your soul hungry?

Is your soul thirsty?

Does your soul crave for inner satisfaction, contentment, and rest?

Come to Jesus. Only He can satisfy the hunger and thirst in your soul.