Are you hungry for Christ?

A question we should all ask ourselves is: Are you hungry for Christ? Almost every believer that is asked that question would say YES, of course I am hungry for Christ. But, let me ask the question again while you look at your heart, Are YOU hungry for CHRIST? Is it him who you seek daily? Is it him who you truly desire in your life? Or, is your hunger for what Christ can give you? There is a difference you know. Are you hungry from him or for the gifts that he gives? If the Lord were to visit you this moment and he brought no gifts; if he came to you empty handed having no miracle of healing for your sick body, or money for your finical burdens; if he came having no answer for your failing relationships; If he were to visit you this moment having NOTHING to offer you except his unfailing love, would you be ready to receive it? Or would you walk away in disappointment because your expectations were for something other than just His love. Throughout the Word of God there are countless promises of such that as many as would believe, they would receive, but what if there were NO promises other than the promise of His love? What if there were no promises of extra blessings, of healing, of help with our finical burdens, of blessing to fulfill our hearts desires, honestly ask your self would His love be sufficient? Would it be enough to sustain you? For you, would you choose his love OVER the things you seek from him? Is HE greater than your hearts desires? In fact, is He a part of your hearts desires? When you seek him, ARE YOU SEEKING HIM or something else?
During the time of Jesus ministry here on the earth, large numbers of people followed him everywhere (Mark Ch. 3). Thousands upon thousands came to only get a glimpse of him, to hear him, to just touch his clothes. What gave him such the popularity? Was it his great words of wisdom and teaching ability? Was it that they knew he was Christ the son of God? Was it because He was and is the way, the truth, and the life and just being with him brought peace and happiness to people? Was it their hunger and thirst for righteousness, or their desire to learn and know the things God had for them? It should have been all these reasons they followed Jesus, but sadly for most of them their desire for him was based upon what he could give them. They had heard of his miracles of healing people, they had heard of him bringing people back from the dead, they had heard of him feeding thousands of people, and they had heard of all the things they could benefit from him if they could only be in his presences. The people were hungry for the things that they could see, and not for the things that they couldn’t see, for what they could receive outwardly and not the benefits of the blessing received inwardly.
The song Standing on the Promises of God is true and there is nothing wrong with a believer standing on the promises of God for his/her life. The area of concern is when we get stuck on the promises of gifts and miss the Lord. To seek not the Lord, but the power of which he possess.
Yes, there are many promises and many blessing the Lord desires to give His Children, but you must seek him first. Don’t just see his hand with the gifts nestled in it, but see his heart consumed with LOVE for you. He will fulfill every promise he made in his word, but “seek ye first the kingdom of God and His Righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you…”
Love you all,
Joe