WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.680 Man, I am so parched and thirsty. 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:05.500 Oh, look at water. 00:00:07.179 --> 00:00:08.300 Oh, that's satisfying. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:14.419 You know, all of us, 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:17.460 everyone everywhere, 00:00:18.460 --> 00:00:21.920 is hungering and thirsting for something. 00:00:23.980 --> 00:00:26.379 All of us want to be satisfied with something. 00:00:26.500 --> 00:00:27.660 All of us want to be happy. 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:32.100 Fifty years ago this past summer, 00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:34.579 the Rolling Stone released one of their hits, 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:37.100 I Can't Get No. 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:46.420 In the 1990s, U2 released The Joshua Tree. 00:00:46.500 --> 00:00:47.620 I'm a big U2 fan. 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:51.200 My son and I were listening to The Joshua Tree 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:53.260 in our truck this past week, 00:00:53.299 --> 00:00:56.320 and we were listening to the second song on the album 00:00:56.320 --> 00:00:57.480 very carefully. 00:00:57.479 --> 00:01:00.199 It says, the title is, 00:01:00.239 --> 00:01:01.659 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. 00:01:03.519 --> 00:01:04.879 So Bono sings this, 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:07.079 I believe in the kingdom come 00:01:07.079 --> 00:01:08.899 when all the colors bleed into one. 00:01:08.939 --> 00:01:09.780 He's singing about Jesus. 00:01:11.679 --> 00:01:14.039 You broke the bonds and you loose the chains. 00:01:14.199 --> 00:01:16.140 You carried the cross, all my shame. 00:01:16.579 --> 00:01:17.699 You know I believe in. 00:01:19.400 --> 00:01:20.840 And he goes into the refrain, 00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:24.579 but I still haven't found what I'm looking for. 00:01:27.740 --> 00:01:28.980 We're all looking for something. 00:01:30.340 --> 00:01:31.859 We're all looking to be satisfied. 00:01:32.219 --> 00:01:33.460 We're all looking to be happy. 00:01:36.359 --> 00:01:39.240 Where are you looking for happiness? 00:01:40.760 --> 00:01:43.180 Where are you looking to be satisfied? 00:01:43.180 --> 00:01:47.860 What are you living for thinking that it's going to deliver? 00:01:48.900 --> 00:01:49.860 Make you happy. 00:01:52.160 --> 00:01:53.640 All of us want to be happy. 00:01:53.780 --> 00:01:56.020 And Jesus tells us in Matthew 5, 6, 00:01:56.640 --> 00:01:58.900 of where to find happiness. 00:01:59.880 --> 00:02:01.719 Of where to find blessing. 00:02:02.020 --> 00:02:03.580 Of where to find satisfaction. 00:02:03.780 --> 00:02:05.920 Would you turn with me to Matthew 5, 6. 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:08.319 Jesus says, 00:02:08.460 --> 00:02:10.800 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, 00:02:11.500 --> 00:02:13.460 for they shall be satisfied. 00:02:16.699 --> 00:02:18.699 Hunger and thirst for righteousness, 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:21.400 and you will be satisfied. 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:24.180 Well, we're in the middle of, 00:02:24.180 --> 00:02:25.120 we just started actually, 00:02:25.300 --> 00:02:28.180 this series on the Sermon on the Mount. 00:02:28.379 --> 00:02:29.780 And I've been trying to frame it 00:02:29.780 --> 00:02:32.379 as the manifesto of King Jesus. 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:34.400 And in this Sermon on the Mount, 00:02:34.500 --> 00:02:35.439 His manifesto, 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:36.979 our King proclaims 00:02:36.979 --> 00:02:38.859 what is to be true 00:02:38.859 --> 00:02:41.120 of the citizens of His kingdom. 00:02:42.460 --> 00:02:43.740 Those are the Beatitudes. 00:02:44.439 --> 00:02:46.060 And then for the rest of the Sermon on the Mount, 00:02:46.180 --> 00:02:49.439 He explains how His citizens live it out. 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:51.219 Live in light of the kingdom. 00:02:51.419 --> 00:02:52.680 Live in light of what He has done. 00:02:54.039 --> 00:02:57.180 The Beatitudes actually have a logical flow to them. 00:02:57.919 --> 00:03:00.800 It starts with declaring your spiritual bankruptcy. 00:03:01.159 --> 00:03:04.079 Seeing your debt to God. 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:08.420 And then it moves to mourning the sin 00:03:08.420 --> 00:03:09.820 that puts you in debt. 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:12.740 You see it as sin against God, 00:03:12.800 --> 00:03:14.620 and you grieve it because it grieves God. 00:03:14.700 --> 00:03:17.300 And then we move into being meek. 00:03:17.960 --> 00:03:19.820 When you realize your spiritual bankruptcy, 00:03:20.420 --> 00:03:23.220 when you realize that it is against God, 00:03:23.260 --> 00:03:24.000 and you mourn, 00:03:24.240 --> 00:03:26.640 you're going to find yourself in a meek place. 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:30.579 You're going to see yourself as you are 00:03:30.579 --> 00:03:32.979 in relationship to God and to others. 00:03:34.479 --> 00:03:37.039 And for those who recognize, 00:03:37.339 --> 00:03:38.479 they declare their poverty, 00:03:39.500 --> 00:03:41.559 God meets them with grace. 00:03:41.560 --> 00:03:44.659 He pays their debt. 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:47.340 With those who mourn, 00:03:47.379 --> 00:03:48.120 He comforts. 00:03:48.199 --> 00:03:48.780 With the meek, 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:49.920 He says, 00:03:50.120 --> 00:03:53.939 I have a parcel of land for you in the new earth. 00:03:55.400 --> 00:03:56.219 It's yours. 00:03:56.900 --> 00:03:57.680 Bank on it. 00:03:57.680 --> 00:04:01.319 And here in 5.6, 00:04:01.400 --> 00:04:02.640 Jesus seems to turn a corner 00:04:02.640 --> 00:04:04.740 because it seems as to what He's saying 00:04:04.740 --> 00:04:06.140 is the spiritually bankrupt 00:04:06.140 --> 00:04:06.879 who've been, 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:11.159 by the generosity of God, 00:04:11.260 --> 00:04:12.960 they've been made debt free. 00:04:14.640 --> 00:04:18.139 For those who are mourning their sin, 00:04:18.259 --> 00:04:20.920 for those who have become meek, 00:04:20.920 --> 00:04:22.300 they have an appetite 00:04:22.300 --> 00:04:24.140 for something quite unusual. 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:32.900 They have a intense appetite. 00:04:33.220 --> 00:04:34.759 It's an unnatural appetite. 00:04:35.040 --> 00:04:37.439 It's even a counter-cultural kind of appetite. 00:04:39.020 --> 00:04:40.420 And what Jesus says is that 00:04:40.420 --> 00:04:42.060 these ones, 00:04:43.280 --> 00:04:45.379 they hunger and thirst for righteousness. 00:04:47.639 --> 00:04:50.180 If I can summarize Matthew 5.6 00:04:50.180 --> 00:04:52.000 in just four words, 00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:52.800 it would be this. 00:04:53.639 --> 00:04:55.920 Christ is our satisfaction. 00:04:57.500 --> 00:04:59.600 Christ is our satisfaction. 00:05:00.139 --> 00:05:01.519 And I want to help you to see that 00:05:01.519 --> 00:05:02.519 with two points. 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:04.400 We seek, 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:05.900 He satisfies. 00:05:07.240 --> 00:05:08.280 We seek, 00:05:09.019 --> 00:05:09.899 He satisfies. 00:05:09.899 --> 00:05:13.360 All point to Christ is our satisfaction. 00:05:14.519 --> 00:05:15.939 And so let's look at this first point. 00:05:16.079 --> 00:05:16.579 We seek. 00:05:16.960 --> 00:05:18.460 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst 00:05:18.460 --> 00:05:19.379 for righteousness. 00:05:20.180 --> 00:05:22.180 He's talking about an appetite. 00:05:23.720 --> 00:05:25.340 You're hungry for something. 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:29.280 Our appetite as kingdom citizens 00:05:29.280 --> 00:05:32.400 is intense. 00:05:33.980 --> 00:05:36.100 So when Jesus says hunger and thirst 00:05:36.100 --> 00:05:36.720 for righteousness, 00:05:37.379 --> 00:05:38.780 obviously He's using a metaphor. 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:41.960 Everyone can relate with it. 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:43.780 We've all experienced hunger 00:05:43.780 --> 00:05:45.660 and we've all experienced thirst. 00:05:45.660 --> 00:05:45.800 thirst. 00:05:48.540 --> 00:05:50.200 And we hunger for food 00:05:50.200 --> 00:05:51.380 and we thirst for water 00:05:51.380 --> 00:05:52.740 and food and water 00:05:52.740 --> 00:05:54.600 are essential to living, 00:05:54.700 --> 00:05:55.080 aren't they? 00:05:56.220 --> 00:05:59.720 But we live in a first world context. 00:05:59.920 --> 00:06:01.180 And so our hungering 00:06:01.180 --> 00:06:03.080 is a kind of, 00:06:03.200 --> 00:06:03.860 I miss a meal 00:06:03.860 --> 00:06:05.320 and I'm feeling faint hunger. 00:06:05.540 --> 00:06:07.340 It's not that strong. 00:06:07.480 --> 00:06:08.660 I came home recently 00:06:08.660 --> 00:06:10.900 and I had skipped lunch 00:06:10.899 --> 00:06:12.959 and I made a major mistake. 00:06:13.159 --> 00:06:14.079 I walked in the kitchen 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:15.239 and my family was there 00:06:15.239 --> 00:06:16.039 and I said, 00:06:16.239 --> 00:06:17.479 oh, I'm feeling so faint. 00:06:20.159 --> 00:06:21.879 And I have not lived it down. 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:22.620 I come home 00:06:22.620 --> 00:06:23.459 and my kids are like, 00:06:23.500 --> 00:06:24.639 Dad, are you feeling faint? 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:31.399 We miss a meal 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:32.199 and we're hungry. 00:06:33.199 --> 00:06:34.360 We go without water 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:34.939 for a little bit 00:06:34.939 --> 00:06:35.639 and we're thirsty. 00:06:36.139 --> 00:06:36.899 That's kind of 00:06:36.899 --> 00:06:38.560 first world hunger and thirst. 00:06:38.899 --> 00:06:40.819 Third world hunger and thirsting 00:06:40.819 --> 00:06:41.659 is something else. 00:06:43.079 --> 00:06:44.120 People in places 00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:44.800 where you're not sure 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:45.699 you're going to eat next 00:06:45.699 --> 00:06:46.439 know a hunger 00:06:46.439 --> 00:06:47.259 that we don't know. 00:06:47.360 --> 00:06:48.079 They know a thirst 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:48.740 we don't know. 00:06:50.099 --> 00:06:51.139 Our hunger is a hunger 00:06:51.139 --> 00:06:51.759 between, you know, 00:06:51.860 --> 00:06:54.139 what in the refrigerator 00:06:54.139 --> 00:06:54.919 am I going to eat? 00:06:55.439 --> 00:06:56.399 Third world hunger is 00:06:56.399 --> 00:06:56.879 there's nothing 00:06:56.879 --> 00:06:58.000 in the refrigerator to eat. 00:06:59.539 --> 00:07:00.879 First world thirsting is, 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:02.439 man, I prefer my water cold. 00:07:03.800 --> 00:07:05.060 Third world thirst is, 00:07:05.379 --> 00:07:06.959 do we have clean water? 00:07:07.620 --> 00:07:08.659 I mean, the people in Flint 00:07:08.659 --> 00:07:09.759 are getting it right now. 00:07:13.919 --> 00:07:15.339 What Jesus is getting at 00:07:15.339 --> 00:07:16.800 is this third world hunger 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:17.300 and thirst. 00:07:17.479 --> 00:07:18.159 It's intense. 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:19.719 It's prioritizing. 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:21.079 If you don't know 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:21.719 where your next meal 00:07:21.719 --> 00:07:22.279 is coming from 00:07:22.279 --> 00:07:23.039 or where your next water 00:07:23.039 --> 00:07:23.620 is coming from, 00:07:23.620 --> 00:07:24.220 you're going to be 00:07:24.220 --> 00:07:25.360 prioritizing that 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:26.100 pretty significantly, 00:07:26.220 --> 00:07:26.660 don't you think? 00:07:27.240 --> 00:07:28.000 You're going to be saying 00:07:28.000 --> 00:07:28.780 no to other things 00:07:28.780 --> 00:07:29.600 so that you can get that. 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:35.180 What this is getting at 00:07:35.180 --> 00:07:36.500 is an intense 00:07:36.500 --> 00:07:38.259 spiritual appetite. 00:07:38.560 --> 00:07:39.240 This is a metaphor. 00:07:40.620 --> 00:07:41.660 And what Jesus is saying 00:07:41.660 --> 00:07:42.180 is that 00:07:42.180 --> 00:07:44.160 for those who 00:07:44.160 --> 00:07:45.959 He has called to Himself, 00:07:46.160 --> 00:07:47.860 they have a controlling appetite 00:07:47.860 --> 00:07:49.879 for righteousness. 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:49.939 righteousness. 00:07:51.939 --> 00:07:52.980 It's intense. 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:55.079 It prioritizes things. 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:57.500 A Christian longs for, 00:07:57.659 --> 00:07:58.360 pursues, 00:07:58.659 --> 00:08:00.579 yearns after righteousness 00:08:00.579 --> 00:08:03.219 just as much as he craves 00:08:03.219 --> 00:08:04.800 food and water. 00:08:06.360 --> 00:08:07.379 Because righteousness 00:08:07.379 --> 00:08:08.480 is essential. 00:08:09.339 --> 00:08:10.399 It's a requirement 00:08:10.399 --> 00:08:11.360 of kingdom living. 00:08:13.899 --> 00:08:15.139 Those who are citizens 00:08:15.139 --> 00:08:15.680 of the kingdom, 00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:16.540 who have been saved 00:08:16.540 --> 00:08:17.260 by grace, 00:08:17.420 --> 00:08:18.319 they live 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:19.600 for righteousness. 00:08:21.439 --> 00:08:22.400 It's the food 00:08:22.400 --> 00:08:22.900 and drink 00:08:22.900 --> 00:08:23.640 of a Christian. 00:08:24.140 --> 00:08:25.060 It shouldn't surprise us, 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:25.620 John 4, 00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:26.420 Jesus says 00:08:26.420 --> 00:08:28.500 that His food 00:08:28.500 --> 00:08:29.520 is to do 00:08:29.520 --> 00:08:30.160 the will 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:30.960 of the Father. 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:33.840 Jesus, 00:08:34.620 --> 00:08:35.420 hunger and thirst 00:08:35.419 --> 00:08:36.339 after righteousness. 00:08:36.599 --> 00:08:37.679 And so this is a metaphor 00:08:37.679 --> 00:08:40.360 for an intense 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:42.120 spiritual appetite. 00:08:43.159 --> 00:08:44.360 But it's also 00:08:44.360 --> 00:08:46.059 unnatural. 00:08:46.419 --> 00:08:47.099 This appetite 00:08:47.099 --> 00:08:48.079 may be intense, 00:08:48.259 --> 00:08:49.500 but it is unnatural. 00:08:51.719 --> 00:08:52.799 When you were born 00:08:52.799 --> 00:08:53.479 and you came out 00:08:53.479 --> 00:08:54.000 of your mama, 00:08:54.159 --> 00:08:54.860 you didn't come 00:08:54.860 --> 00:08:55.559 wanting 00:08:55.559 --> 00:08:57.779 this spiritual appetite. 00:08:58.019 --> 00:08:58.740 You weren't hungering 00:08:58.740 --> 00:08:59.500 for righteousness. 00:09:01.819 --> 00:09:02.959 In my devotions, 00:09:03.199 --> 00:09:04.000 I've been reading 00:09:04.000 --> 00:09:04.579 through the book 00:09:04.580 --> 00:09:05.180 of Romans. 00:09:06.000 --> 00:09:06.480 Romans. 00:09:09.500 --> 00:09:10.379 And yesterday, 00:09:10.600 --> 00:09:12.259 I came across this. 00:09:12.460 --> 00:09:12.580 Well, 00:09:14.040 --> 00:09:15.100 more like it came 00:09:15.100 --> 00:09:15.720 across me. 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:18.280 This is Romans 00:09:18.280 --> 00:09:19.139 chapter 3, 00:09:20.139 --> 00:09:21.520 verses 10 through 18. 00:09:23.620 --> 00:09:24.780 None is righteous. 00:09:25.300 --> 00:09:26.300 No, not one. 00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:28.259 No one understands. 00:09:28.540 --> 00:09:29.640 No one seeks for God. 00:09:29.759 --> 00:09:30.800 All have turned aside. 00:09:30.920 --> 00:09:31.200 Together, 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:32.240 they have become worthless. 00:09:32.900 --> 00:09:34.080 No one does good. 00:09:34.080 --> 00:09:36.240 Not even one. 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:38.820 He closes this little section 00:09:38.820 --> 00:09:39.379 in verse 18. 00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:40.480 There is no fear of God 00:09:40.480 --> 00:09:41.379 before their eyes. 00:09:42.340 --> 00:09:43.020 None of us. 00:09:44.100 --> 00:09:45.100 None of us 00:09:45.100 --> 00:09:46.139 have an appetite 00:09:46.139 --> 00:09:47.220 for godliness. 00:09:47.580 --> 00:09:48.160 None of us 00:09:48.160 --> 00:09:49.060 are born that way. 00:09:49.180 --> 00:09:49.879 None of us. 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:51.280 It's unnatural 00:09:51.280 --> 00:09:53.660 for a human sinner 00:09:53.660 --> 00:09:55.660 to want righteousness. 00:09:55.659 --> 00:09:58.759 Ephesians 2, 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:00.039 verses 1 through 3 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:00.860 talk about 00:10:00.860 --> 00:10:01.319 we are 00:10:01.319 --> 00:10:05.360 dead in our trespasses 00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:06.319 and sins. 00:10:07.879 --> 00:10:08.759 Following the course 00:10:08.759 --> 00:10:09.219 of the world. 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:09.959 Following the prince 00:10:09.959 --> 00:10:11.059 of the power of the air. 00:10:11.459 --> 00:10:12.319 Among whom we all 00:10:12.319 --> 00:10:13.199 once lived 00:10:13.199 --> 00:10:13.959 in the passions 00:10:13.959 --> 00:10:14.959 of our flesh. 00:10:15.480 --> 00:10:16.259 Carrying out 00:10:16.259 --> 00:10:16.939 the desires 00:10:16.939 --> 00:10:17.600 of the body 00:10:17.600 --> 00:10:18.179 and the mind. 00:10:18.980 --> 00:10:19.699 Like the rest 00:10:19.699 --> 00:10:20.079 of mankind. 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:23.560 You know what sinners 00:10:23.560 --> 00:10:24.700 naturally crave? 00:10:27.160 --> 00:10:27.800 Unrighteousness. 00:10:30.040 --> 00:10:31.259 Apart from Christ 00:10:31.259 --> 00:10:32.200 what we want 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:33.280 is to fulfill 00:10:33.280 --> 00:10:34.759 our sinful appetites. 00:10:36.360 --> 00:10:37.780 Our natural appetite 00:10:37.780 --> 00:10:38.920 is for things 00:10:38.920 --> 00:10:39.960 that grieve God 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:41.320 not please God. 00:10:41.480 --> 00:10:42.740 Sinners crave sin. 00:10:44.520 --> 00:10:45.000 And so this 00:10:45.000 --> 00:10:46.660 hungering and thirsting 00:10:46.659 --> 00:10:47.500 for righteousness 00:10:47.500 --> 00:10:48.120 that Jesus 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:49.039 is talking about 00:10:49.039 --> 00:10:49.559 what you've got 00:10:49.559 --> 00:10:50.159 to understand 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:51.659 is you cannot 00:10:51.659 --> 00:10:52.600 produce that 00:10:52.600 --> 00:10:53.240 in yourself. 00:10:55.259 --> 00:10:56.939 You are so sinful 00:10:56.939 --> 00:10:58.860 I am so sinful 00:10:58.860 --> 00:11:00.559 we can't make 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:01.779 ourselves want 00:11:01.779 --> 00:11:02.439 righteousness. 00:11:05.439 --> 00:11:06.679 But God can. 00:11:08.600 --> 00:11:10.059 And God does. 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:13.740 God can cause 00:11:13.740 --> 00:11:14.100 a sinner 00:11:14.100 --> 00:11:15.019 to hunger 00:11:15.019 --> 00:11:15.419 and thirst 00:11:15.419 --> 00:11:16.039 for righteousness. 00:11:16.659 --> 00:11:18.120 How? 00:11:20.299 --> 00:11:21.240 By giving them 00:11:21.240 --> 00:11:22.000 a new heart 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:24.100 with a new desire. 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:26.399 And it's the 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:27.059 sole domain 00:11:27.059 --> 00:11:27.980 of the regenerating 00:11:27.980 --> 00:11:29.139 work of the Holy Spirit. 00:11:29.299 --> 00:11:29.919 The appetite 00:11:29.919 --> 00:11:30.839 for righteousness 00:11:30.839 --> 00:11:33.459 is not natural. 00:11:34.699 --> 00:11:36.120 It's supernatural. 00:11:38.100 --> 00:11:39.360 It's a work of God. 00:11:39.500 --> 00:11:40.519 When God 00:11:40.519 --> 00:11:41.679 1 Peter 1.3 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:42.600 causes a sinner 00:11:42.600 --> 00:11:43.500 to be born again 00:11:43.500 --> 00:11:44.620 and He causes 00:11:44.620 --> 00:11:45.819 that born again 00:11:45.819 --> 00:11:46.539 by the Spirit 00:11:46.539 --> 00:11:47.279 John 3 00:11:47.279 --> 00:11:48.719 that sinner 00:11:48.719 --> 00:11:49.240 is giving 00:11:49.240 --> 00:11:50.279 a new appetite. 00:11:51.179 --> 00:11:51.620 A hunger 00:11:51.620 --> 00:11:52.399 and thirst 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:54.259 for righteousness. 00:11:54.860 --> 00:11:55.439 A desire 00:11:55.439 --> 00:11:57.019 to please 00:11:57.019 --> 00:11:57.740 God. 00:11:58.139 --> 00:11:58.980 For a Christian 00:11:58.980 --> 00:11:59.659 and you know 00:11:59.659 --> 00:12:00.139 all this 00:12:00.139 --> 00:12:00.899 if you're a Christian 00:12:00.899 --> 00:12:02.279 your sinful desires 00:12:02.279 --> 00:12:03.159 don't go away. 00:12:05.319 --> 00:12:06.199 But you have 00:12:06.199 --> 00:12:07.059 a new affection. 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:09.399 A new inclination. 00:12:10.599 --> 00:12:11.299 A desire 00:12:11.299 --> 00:12:13.179 to please God. 00:12:13.179 --> 00:12:13.979 So when we read 00:12:13.979 --> 00:12:14.859 Matthew 5.6 00:12:14.859 --> 00:12:16.239 you've got to realize 00:12:16.239 --> 00:12:17.159 that this appetite 00:12:17.159 --> 00:12:19.339 that Jesus is talking about 00:12:19.339 --> 00:12:20.979 is a grace given appetite. 00:12:21.179 --> 00:12:22.959 It's a spirit born appetite. 00:12:24.120 --> 00:12:25.139 No one seeks God 00:12:25.139 --> 00:12:27.659 unless God changes them. 00:12:28.959 --> 00:12:29.599 Our appetite 00:12:29.599 --> 00:12:31.439 for righteousness 00:12:31.439 --> 00:12:32.959 it's intense. 00:12:33.639 --> 00:12:34.879 It's not natural. 00:12:35.099 --> 00:12:36.239 It is supernatural. 00:12:36.579 --> 00:12:38.219 It's a work of God's grace in us. 00:12:38.220 --> 00:12:40.019 The next thing you need to know 00:12:40.019 --> 00:12:40.580 about this 00:12:40.580 --> 00:12:42.279 seeking of God 00:12:42.279 --> 00:12:43.040 we seek 00:12:43.040 --> 00:12:44.120 He satisfies 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:45.960 that this appetite 00:12:45.960 --> 00:12:47.100 is a 00:12:47.100 --> 00:12:48.660 counter-cultural 00:12:48.660 --> 00:12:49.279 appetite. 00:12:49.960 --> 00:12:51.180 What we want 00:12:51.180 --> 00:12:52.680 is counter-cultural. 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:55.519 It's a kingdom appetite. 00:12:55.519 --> 00:12:58.100 Let's say that all of us 00:12:58.100 --> 00:12:59.100 file out of here 00:12:59.100 --> 00:13:02.059 and we break up in twos 00:13:02.059 --> 00:13:03.559 and we're going to go out 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:05.059 into downtown Kenosha 00:13:05.059 --> 00:13:07.019 and do an informal 00:13:07.019 --> 00:13:08.319 unofficial survey 00:13:08.319 --> 00:13:09.620 of people we come across 00:13:09.620 --> 00:13:11.100 and we're going to ask them 00:13:11.100 --> 00:13:12.460 two questions. 00:13:12.779 --> 00:13:14.039 The first question is this 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:14.779 hey 00:13:14.779 --> 00:13:16.439 what makes a person happy? 00:13:17.019 --> 00:13:17.939 I'm guessing we're going to get 00:13:17.939 --> 00:13:18.740 all sorts of answers. 00:13:20.079 --> 00:13:21.559 Little kids say candy 00:13:21.559 --> 00:13:22.699 candy makes me happy. 00:13:25.519 --> 00:13:26.419 Other people say 00:13:26.419 --> 00:13:26.639 well 00:13:26.639 --> 00:13:27.919 the next iPhone 00:13:27.919 --> 00:13:28.740 will make me happy. 00:13:31.460 --> 00:13:32.720 I really like music. 00:13:32.819 --> 00:13:33.840 Music makes me happy. 00:13:33.939 --> 00:13:34.600 I love to paint. 00:13:35.019 --> 00:13:36.419 Painting makes me happy. 00:13:36.899 --> 00:13:38.059 Sex makes me happy. 00:13:38.899 --> 00:13:40.179 Vocational success 00:13:40.179 --> 00:13:41.379 makes me happy. 00:13:42.659 --> 00:13:43.899 Makes people happy. 00:13:44.439 --> 00:13:45.460 Financial independence 00:13:45.460 --> 00:13:46.699 having no worries 00:13:46.699 --> 00:13:48.519 that'll make everybody happy. 00:13:49.519 --> 00:13:51.000 Having the perfect body 00:13:51.000 --> 00:13:52.439 will make people happy. 00:13:52.440 --> 00:13:55.620 Making everyone happy 00:13:55.620 --> 00:13:56.600 will make me happy. 00:13:58.680 --> 00:13:59.860 Being in control 00:13:59.860 --> 00:14:00.980 will make me happy. 00:14:01.100 --> 00:14:01.780 Family and friends 00:14:01.780 --> 00:14:02.540 make me happy. 00:14:03.500 --> 00:14:04.240 The great outdoors 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:05.060 makes me happy. 00:14:07.160 --> 00:14:08.140 And then we ask them 00:14:08.140 --> 00:14:08.780 the second question. 00:14:10.200 --> 00:14:11.540 Well what makes you happy? 00:14:14.740 --> 00:14:15.200 You know 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:16.860 I'm guessing 00:14:16.860 --> 00:14:18.560 that if that person 00:14:18.560 --> 00:14:19.600 was really honest 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:22.899 and if they've been around 00:14:22.899 --> 00:14:25.500 long enough 00:14:25.500 --> 00:14:27.620 we'd hear something like this. 00:14:27.700 --> 00:14:27.820 Well 00:14:27.820 --> 00:14:31.100 I'm not really sure. 00:14:34.680 --> 00:14:35.800 I still haven't found 00:14:35.800 --> 00:14:36.540 what I'm looking for. 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:41.659 In Matthew 5-6 00:14:41.659 --> 00:14:43.000 Jesus tells us 00:14:43.000 --> 00:14:45.660 what leads to real happiness. 00:14:45.659 --> 00:14:51.219 It's a surprise. 00:14:52.039 --> 00:14:53.259 It's so counter cultural. 00:14:53.980 --> 00:14:55.139 I am guessing 00:14:55.139 --> 00:14:55.860 that when we're doing 00:14:55.860 --> 00:14:57.659 our informal survey together 00:14:57.659 --> 00:14:58.319 we're not going to hear 00:14:58.319 --> 00:14:59.179 many people say 00:14:59.179 --> 00:14:59.959 when we ask 00:14:59.959 --> 00:15:00.919 hey what makes you happy 00:15:00.919 --> 00:15:01.299 they're like 00:15:01.299 --> 00:15:03.519 righteousness makes me happy. 00:15:04.699 --> 00:15:05.000 Mmm 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:07.139 I just love to say it. 00:15:08.600 --> 00:15:09.559 Do you know why? 00:15:09.839 --> 00:15:10.779 Because normal people 00:15:10.779 --> 00:15:11.620 don't think righteousness 00:15:11.620 --> 00:15:12.299 is happiness. 00:15:13.459 --> 00:15:13.899 Seriously. 00:15:13.899 --> 00:15:15.279 Normal people 00:15:15.279 --> 00:15:15.919 don't think 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:16.679 that righteousness 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:19.600 results in happiness. 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:21.319 Normal people 00:15:21.319 --> 00:15:21.939 tend to think 00:15:21.939 --> 00:15:22.620 that righteousness 00:15:22.620 --> 00:15:23.559 leads to things 00:15:23.559 --> 00:15:24.340 like boredom. 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:26.919 Being uptight. 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:28.000 Getting constipated. 00:15:28.199 --> 00:15:28.919 Things like that. 00:15:30.120 --> 00:15:30.939 Feeling guilty. 00:15:32.659 --> 00:15:33.579 Churning your own butter. 00:15:35.439 --> 00:15:36.199 People think 00:15:36.199 --> 00:15:37.139 righteousness comes 00:15:37.139 --> 00:15:38.100 like when you have 00:15:38.100 --> 00:15:38.819 eight kids 00:15:38.819 --> 00:15:40.000 and you dress them all 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:41.919 in different sizes 00:15:41.919 --> 00:15:42.639 of the same 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:43.480 denim outfit. 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:43.920 they think 00:15:43.920 --> 00:15:44.320 that's what 00:15:44.320 --> 00:15:45.220 righteousness is. 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:52.240 Billy Joel gets at it. 00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:53.659 If that's what 00:15:53.659 --> 00:15:54.700 righteousness is 00:15:54.700 --> 00:15:55.759 I'd rather 00:15:55.759 --> 00:15:57.139 laugh with the sinners 00:15:57.139 --> 00:15:58.840 than cry with the saints. 00:16:02.779 --> 00:16:03.379 Seriously. 00:16:03.620 --> 00:16:04.779 Those who are righteous 00:16:04.779 --> 00:16:05.680 are serious 00:16:05.680 --> 00:16:06.659 party poopers. 00:16:06.779 --> 00:16:07.420 Let's stay away 00:16:07.420 --> 00:16:08.039 from them. 00:16:09.940 --> 00:16:11.200 Well brothers and sisters 00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:11.720 in Christ 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:12.660 I'm here to tell you 00:16:12.660 --> 00:16:13.220 this morning 00:16:13.220 --> 00:16:14.840 that they got a point. 00:16:15.100 --> 00:16:15.639 A Christian 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:17.540 who craves righteousness 00:16:17.540 --> 00:16:18.700 is anything 00:16:18.700 --> 00:16:19.639 but normal. 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:23.220 A Christian 00:16:23.220 --> 00:16:24.620 is a sinner 00:16:24.620 --> 00:16:25.440 born again 00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:26.460 by the Holy Spirit. 00:16:26.540 --> 00:16:27.440 A new creation. 00:16:28.040 --> 00:16:28.820 A Christian 00:16:28.820 --> 00:16:30.220 a citizen of heaven 00:16:30.220 --> 00:16:31.360 is one who's been 00:16:31.360 --> 00:16:32.060 justified. 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:35.700 Their sin 00:16:35.700 --> 00:16:36.980 put on Christ 00:16:36.980 --> 00:16:37.940 God's wrath 00:16:37.940 --> 00:16:39.000 poured out on Jesus 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:39.559 for them. 00:16:39.559 --> 00:16:40.740 Christ's righteousness 00:16:40.740 --> 00:16:41.519 33 years 00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:42.159 of perfect living 00:16:42.159 --> 00:16:43.899 imputed to the Christian 00:16:43.899 --> 00:16:44.440 the sinner 00:16:44.440 --> 00:16:45.740 in God's favor 00:16:45.740 --> 00:16:46.879 poured out for eternity 00:16:46.879 --> 00:16:47.759 on the sinner. 00:16:48.279 --> 00:16:48.960 Is that amazing? 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:51.059 That's not normal. 00:16:55.600 --> 00:16:56.159 Justified 00:16:56.159 --> 00:16:56.899 set apart 00:16:56.899 --> 00:16:57.580 made holy 00:16:57.580 --> 00:16:58.720 transferred from the domain 00:16:58.720 --> 00:16:59.159 of darkness 00:16:59.159 --> 00:16:59.700 into the kingdom 00:16:59.700 --> 00:17:00.580 of the beloved son. 00:17:01.580 --> 00:17:02.460 Christian's not normal. 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:04.059 The penalty of sin 00:17:04.059 --> 00:17:04.700 fully paid 00:17:04.700 --> 00:17:05.599 the power of sin 00:17:05.599 --> 00:17:06.039 is broken. 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:07.460 They hold on to this promise 00:17:07.460 --> 00:17:08.399 that sin will one day 00:17:08.399 --> 00:17:09.180 be eradicated. 00:17:09.539 --> 00:17:10.259 They've been given 00:17:10.259 --> 00:17:11.379 the verbal deed 00:17:11.379 --> 00:17:12.940 that has been sealed 00:17:12.940 --> 00:17:14.220 by the blood of Jesus 00:17:14.220 --> 00:17:15.859 that they have a parcel 00:17:15.859 --> 00:17:17.200 a beautiful parcel 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:18.960 in the new earth 00:17:18.960 --> 00:17:19.960 waiting for them. 00:17:20.099 --> 00:17:20.879 That's not normal. 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:24.559 It's biblically normal 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:25.339 but it's not normal 00:17:25.339 --> 00:17:25.980 to the world. 00:17:27.379 --> 00:17:28.359 Christian is anything 00:17:28.359 --> 00:17:29.500 but normal. 00:17:29.639 --> 00:17:30.299 Check it seriously. 00:17:30.899 --> 00:17:31.139 Seriously. 00:17:31.359 --> 00:17:32.599 You know what a Christian is? 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:34.159 A Christian 00:17:34.159 --> 00:17:36.559 is a walking 00:17:36.559 --> 00:17:38.659 supernatural event 00:17:38.659 --> 00:17:39.379 of grace. 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:40.379 That's what we are. 00:17:41.339 --> 00:17:42.159 A Christian 00:17:42.159 --> 00:17:43.500 is a miracle 00:17:43.500 --> 00:17:44.539 of regeneration 00:17:44.539 --> 00:17:45.899 wearing Adidas. 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:47.279 That's what a Christian is. 00:17:47.379 --> 00:17:47.919 It's amazing 00:17:47.919 --> 00:17:48.759 what God has done. 00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:55.519 We're anything 00:17:55.519 --> 00:17:56.179 but normal. 00:17:56.759 --> 00:17:58.119 We are counter-cultural 00:17:58.119 --> 00:17:59.539 by God's grace. 00:17:59.699 --> 00:18:00.219 We've been made 00:18:00.219 --> 00:18:01.319 citizens of the kingdom 00:18:01.319 --> 00:18:01.779 of heaven 00:18:01.779 --> 00:18:02.879 and we have 00:18:02.879 --> 00:18:04.659 a spirit-born appetite 00:18:04.659 --> 00:18:06.019 for the things 00:18:06.019 --> 00:18:06.599 of God. 00:18:06.679 --> 00:18:07.939 Of course it's not normal. 00:18:08.079 --> 00:18:08.859 We stand out. 00:18:08.919 --> 00:18:09.759 It's counter-cultural. 00:18:13.179 --> 00:18:14.019 Don't let the world 00:18:14.019 --> 00:18:14.579 deny you. 00:18:15.899 --> 00:18:16.859 Don't let the world 00:18:16.859 --> 00:18:17.399 deny you 00:18:17.399 --> 00:18:18.200 what you're craving. 00:18:19.799 --> 00:18:20.700 Don't let the world 00:18:20.700 --> 00:18:21.299 give you 00:18:21.299 --> 00:18:22.439 some empty calories 00:18:22.439 --> 00:18:23.480 of worldly 00:18:23.480 --> 00:18:24.480 empty promises. 00:18:24.779 --> 00:18:25.679 Don't let that happen. 00:18:26.939 --> 00:18:27.859 Our spirit-born 00:18:27.859 --> 00:18:29.279 counter-cultural appetite 00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:31.059 picks purity 00:18:31.059 --> 00:18:32.759 over pornography. 00:18:33.379 --> 00:18:34.339 That's what we want. 00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:35.399 Purity. 00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:37.819 Our spirit-born 00:18:37.819 --> 00:18:39.440 counter-cultural appetite 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:42.039 craves to be generous, 00:18:42.259 --> 00:18:43.079 not greedy. 00:18:43.259 --> 00:18:43.899 We want to be 00:18:43.899 --> 00:18:44.500 like our king. 00:18:44.919 --> 00:18:46.000 Our spirit-born 00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:47.059 counter-cultural hunger 00:18:47.659 --> 00:18:49.059 hungers to be honest 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:51.139 and not to lie, 00:18:51.740 --> 00:18:52.319 like our king. 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:54.119 Our spirit-born 00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:55.059 counter-cultural appetite 00:18:55.579 --> 00:18:57.659 wants to serve others, 00:18:57.659 --> 00:18:58.919 not to be served. 00:18:59.000 --> 00:18:59.819 It's very Christ-like. 00:18:59.819 --> 00:19:01.259 Our spirit-born 00:19:01.259 --> 00:19:02.659 counter-cultural appetite 00:19:02.659 --> 00:19:05.299 longs for God's glory, 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:06.799 not our own. 00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:09.279 Our spirit-born 00:19:09.279 --> 00:19:10.539 counter-cultural appetite 00:19:10.539 --> 00:19:11.779 is hankering 00:19:11.779 --> 00:19:14.079 for world evangelization, 00:19:14.779 --> 00:19:16.079 not worldwide 00:19:16.079 --> 00:19:17.039 internet access. 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:17.859 Hey, that would be great, 00:19:18.099 --> 00:19:18.859 but not as good 00:19:18.859 --> 00:19:20.460 as people from every tribe, 00:19:20.559 --> 00:19:21.039 tongue, and nation 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:21.779 coming to bow 00:19:21.779 --> 00:19:22.419 at the knees 00:19:22.419 --> 00:19:24.079 and worship Jesus. 00:19:24.079 --> 00:19:27.139 as it were craving. 00:19:28.699 --> 00:19:29.839 Our spirit-born 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:31.240 counter-cultural appetite 00:19:31.240 --> 00:19:34.559 craves above all else 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:36.059 God's will. 00:19:37.059 --> 00:19:38.899 We want what God wants. 00:19:41.899 --> 00:19:43.220 This intense, 00:19:44.059 --> 00:19:44.939 supernatural, 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:46.579 hungering, 00:19:46.819 --> 00:19:48.139 thirsting for righteousness 00:19:48.140 --> 00:19:49.520 is counter-cultural. 00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:52.860 Now, I'm guessing 00:19:52.860 --> 00:19:53.500 you're wondering 00:19:53.500 --> 00:19:54.440 something right now. 00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:56.820 What is this righteousness 00:19:56.820 --> 00:19:58.340 that Jesus is talking about? 00:20:00.400 --> 00:20:02.759 If it's all that, 00:20:02.820 --> 00:20:03.400 I want to know. 00:20:06.580 --> 00:20:07.940 Well, this appetite, 00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:08.940 our seeking, 00:20:09.520 --> 00:20:12.480 is for righteousness. 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:13.799 And where I want 00:20:13.799 --> 00:20:14.819 to bring you 00:20:14.819 --> 00:20:17.759 is this is Christ-likeness 00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:19.200 that we're hungering for. 00:20:21.519 --> 00:20:22.539 Chances are 00:20:22.539 --> 00:20:25.240 that when you hear 00:20:25.240 --> 00:20:26.500 the word righteousness 00:20:26.500 --> 00:20:27.799 and if you've been raised 00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:29.339 in a Protestant church, 00:20:29.940 --> 00:20:31.620 you think in terms of 00:20:31.620 --> 00:20:33.240 Pauline righteousness. 00:20:34.259 --> 00:20:36.460 It's a legal righteousness, 00:20:36.700 --> 00:20:38.299 a positional righteousness 00:20:38.299 --> 00:20:40.279 that God imputes 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:41.019 to a sinner 00:20:41.019 --> 00:20:42.220 like that 00:20:42.220 --> 00:20:43.079 when they believe. 00:20:43.859 --> 00:20:45.019 They're made 00:20:45.019 --> 00:20:45.960 legally righteous 00:20:45.960 --> 00:20:46.960 in God's sight. 00:20:48.599 --> 00:20:49.819 It's the righteousness 00:20:49.819 --> 00:20:51.599 of being justified. 00:20:53.720 --> 00:20:54.960 And though that is true 00:20:54.960 --> 00:20:55.879 of us in Christ, 00:20:57.099 --> 00:20:59.460 that's not the nuance 00:20:59.460 --> 00:21:00.160 of righteousness 00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:01.500 that Jesus is talking 00:21:01.500 --> 00:21:02.079 about here. 00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:04.039 Matthew, 00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:04.759 who wrote 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:06.500 the Gospel of Matthew, 00:21:06.740 --> 00:21:07.759 uses righteousness 00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:09.460 in a different way. 00:21:09.460 --> 00:21:11.340 We see that 00:21:11.340 --> 00:21:13.039 in chapter 5, 00:21:13.140 --> 00:21:13.799 verse 10. 00:21:16.299 --> 00:21:17.180 Blessed are those 00:21:17.180 --> 00:21:17.940 who are persecuted 00:21:17.940 --> 00:21:20.860 for righteousness' sake. 00:21:21.400 --> 00:21:22.100 And then if you look 00:21:22.100 --> 00:21:22.860 at verse 20 00:21:22.860 --> 00:21:23.980 in chapter 5, 00:21:24.059 --> 00:21:24.460 we read, 00:21:24.799 --> 00:21:25.319 for I tell you, 00:21:25.380 --> 00:21:26.360 unless your righteousness 00:21:26.360 --> 00:21:27.600 exceeds that 00:21:27.600 --> 00:21:28.299 of the scribes 00:21:28.299 --> 00:21:29.059 and Pharisees, 00:21:29.279 --> 00:21:30.279 you will never enter 00:21:30.279 --> 00:21:31.039 the kingdom of heaven. 00:21:34.680 --> 00:21:35.120 Righteousness 00:21:35.120 --> 00:21:36.220 in the book of Matthew 00:21:36.220 --> 00:21:37.600 is describing 00:21:37.600 --> 00:21:39.380 a way of living. 00:21:42.579 --> 00:21:43.640 We're not talking 00:21:43.640 --> 00:21:44.339 about the legal 00:21:44.339 --> 00:21:45.360 positional righteousness 00:21:45.360 --> 00:21:46.000 of Paul, 00:21:46.140 --> 00:21:47.880 but a real-time 00:21:47.880 --> 00:21:49.460 practical righteousness 00:21:49.460 --> 00:21:50.259 that results 00:21:50.259 --> 00:21:51.920 from faith-filled 00:21:51.920 --> 00:21:52.700 decisions 00:21:52.700 --> 00:21:53.920 to do God's will. 00:21:56.279 --> 00:21:56.799 Righteousness 00:21:56.799 --> 00:21:58.420 is living in conformity 00:21:58.420 --> 00:21:59.299 to the will of God. 00:21:59.420 --> 00:22:00.100 That's what Jesus 00:22:00.100 --> 00:22:00.920 is getting at here. 00:22:00.920 --> 00:22:03.440 And what that requires 00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:04.800 is faith-filled obedience 00:22:04.800 --> 00:22:06.580 of both attitude, 00:22:06.720 --> 00:22:07.340 what's in you, 00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:08.400 and action. 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:12.940 And so this righteousness 00:22:12.940 --> 00:22:14.259 that Jesus is talking 00:22:14.259 --> 00:22:14.680 about here 00:22:14.680 --> 00:22:15.920 is not a pharisaical 00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:16.420 righteousness. 00:22:17.759 --> 00:22:18.600 And a pharisaical 00:22:18.600 --> 00:22:19.080 righteousness 00:22:19.080 --> 00:22:20.259 was one that was 00:22:20.259 --> 00:22:21.900 self-dependent 00:22:21.900 --> 00:22:23.180 and aimed at 00:22:23.180 --> 00:22:24.160 pleasing others, 00:22:24.320 --> 00:22:25.160 impressing others. 00:22:25.519 --> 00:22:26.440 That's not what's 00:22:26.440 --> 00:22:27.160 going on here. 00:22:27.600 --> 00:22:28.120 The righteousness 00:22:28.119 --> 00:22:28.679 that Jesus 00:22:28.679 --> 00:22:29.519 is talking about 00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:31.259 is God-dependent 00:22:31.259 --> 00:22:32.539 and God-aimed. 00:22:35.099 --> 00:22:35.539 And Jesus 00:22:35.539 --> 00:22:36.319 is going to spell 00:22:36.319 --> 00:22:37.099 that out for us 00:22:37.099 --> 00:22:38.159 in the rest 00:22:38.159 --> 00:22:38.759 of the Sermon 00:22:38.759 --> 00:22:39.179 on the Mount, 00:22:39.319 --> 00:22:41.299 but I want to 00:22:41.299 --> 00:22:41.979 bring you 00:22:41.979 --> 00:22:42.599 one more step. 00:22:45.899 --> 00:22:47.339 I hate goats. 00:22:49.299 --> 00:22:50.359 I really hate them. 00:22:51.639 --> 00:22:53.979 I have had some 00:22:53.979 --> 00:22:55.939 less than pleasant 00:22:55.939 --> 00:22:57.419 experiences with goats. 00:22:58.119 --> 00:23:01.719 And as a result, 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:03.059 I don't like goat meat. 00:23:04.599 --> 00:23:05.239 There's this 00:23:05.239 --> 00:23:06.500 goaty aftertaste 00:23:06.500 --> 00:23:07.579 and it just 00:23:07.579 --> 00:23:10.799 makes me sad. 00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:15.199 A couple years ago, 00:23:15.639 --> 00:23:16.699 some friends 00:23:16.699 --> 00:23:17.619 invited us over 00:23:17.619 --> 00:23:19.039 and they served us tacos. 00:23:20.459 --> 00:23:21.439 And as soon as 00:23:21.439 --> 00:23:22.459 I bit into the taco, 00:23:23.099 --> 00:23:24.919 I was like face-to-face 00:23:24.919 --> 00:23:26.299 with a goat in my mind. 00:23:26.299 --> 00:23:26.359 And I was like 00:23:26.359 --> 00:23:26.839 I was like face-to-face 00:23:26.839 --> 00:23:28.099 with a goat in my mind. 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:29.819 I asked, 00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:30.859 is this, 00:23:31.419 --> 00:23:32.019 does this happen 00:23:32.019 --> 00:23:32.839 to be goat meat 00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:34.159 in this taco? 00:23:35.039 --> 00:23:35.679 And they're like, 00:23:35.719 --> 00:23:36.559 well, yes, of course. 00:23:38.019 --> 00:23:38.839 And then I said, 00:23:39.339 --> 00:23:40.219 will you pass the chips, 00:23:40.359 --> 00:23:40.559 please? 00:23:40.639 --> 00:23:41.379 Because I can't handle 00:23:41.379 --> 00:23:41.799 this anymore. 00:23:44.599 --> 00:23:46.599 That taco 00:23:46.599 --> 00:23:47.839 had a goaty flavor. 00:23:47.839 --> 00:24:00.199 the righteousness that we hunger and thirst for. 00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:11.660 And for some who come into contact with this kind of righteousness, 00:24:11.660 --> 00:24:12.140 that flavor is repulsive. 00:24:12.140 --> 00:24:14.180 But for those of us who've been born again, 00:24:14.360 --> 00:24:16.580 the righteousness that we long for 00:24:16.580 --> 00:24:20.220 has the savor of the Savior. 00:24:20.220 --> 00:24:24.100 the flavor of our founder, 00:24:24.100 --> 00:24:27.059 the tastiness of the one who was sinless. 00:24:27.380 --> 00:24:30.240 It's got the zing of the king of kings. 00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:35.039 It's got a strong aftertaste of the king of grace. 00:24:35.039 --> 00:24:37.460 And we love it. 00:24:38.659 --> 00:24:40.079 We can't get enough of it. 00:24:42.700 --> 00:24:44.079 The righteousness here 00:24:44.079 --> 00:24:46.720 is a Christ-like righteousness. 00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:49.380 And we see it played out 00:24:49.380 --> 00:24:50.660 all throughout the New Testament, 00:24:50.799 --> 00:24:51.920 all throughout the Gospels. 00:24:52.019 --> 00:24:53.059 You keep an eye on Jesus 00:24:53.059 --> 00:24:56.460 and you see righteousness incarnate. 00:24:58.720 --> 00:25:00.299 We want to be conformed to Him. 00:25:01.680 --> 00:25:04.620 We want to be conformed to the will of God. 00:25:05.299 --> 00:25:07.400 I'm not sure if you remember this being in your Bibles, 00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:10.259 but in Romans 8.29, we read, 00:25:10.579 --> 00:25:12.579 for those He foreknew, 00:25:12.740 --> 00:25:13.819 He predestined, 00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:16.620 He willed to be conformed 00:25:16.619 --> 00:25:19.199 to the image of His Son. 00:25:20.579 --> 00:25:22.379 And so if righteousness is conformed 00:25:22.379 --> 00:25:23.199 to the will of God, 00:25:23.259 --> 00:25:24.119 you better believe 00:25:24.119 --> 00:25:25.759 that we're going to have a hunger and thirst 00:25:25.759 --> 00:25:26.779 to be like Jesus. 00:25:29.059 --> 00:25:30.399 And so this righteousness 00:25:30.399 --> 00:25:31.859 is a Christ-like righteousness. 00:25:32.199 --> 00:25:35.159 We hunger and thirst for Christ-likeness. 00:25:35.879 --> 00:25:38.599 The Father made us alive by His Spirit 00:25:38.599 --> 00:25:40.399 so that we would live for Christ 00:25:40.399 --> 00:25:41.779 to be like Christ. 00:25:43.219 --> 00:25:44.539 That's what we want. 00:25:44.539 --> 00:25:47.399 That's what we're hungering and thirsting after. 00:25:47.519 --> 00:25:48.579 And so when we talk about 00:25:48.579 --> 00:25:50.879 we seek our appetite, 00:25:51.299 --> 00:25:53.680 it is an appetite that is intense. 00:25:54.079 --> 00:25:56.019 It is an appetite that's supernatural. 00:25:56.519 --> 00:25:58.139 It's born in us. 00:25:58.500 --> 00:26:01.399 It's an appetite that's counter-cultural. 00:26:01.400 --> 00:26:05.440 It's an appetite for Christ-likeness 00:26:05.440 --> 00:26:06.360 to be like Him. 00:26:07.860 --> 00:26:09.320 And so as I close this first point, 00:26:09.380 --> 00:26:10.259 I just want to ask you, 00:26:11.259 --> 00:26:12.680 do you have the hunger? 00:26:15.040 --> 00:26:18.320 Are you thirsty for Christ-likeness? 00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:19.500 Do you want to be like Him 00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:21.600 in every area of your life? 00:26:22.360 --> 00:26:23.080 Do you want it? 00:26:23.079 --> 00:26:28.079 Do you love others like Jesus loved others? 00:26:28.179 --> 00:26:30.639 Do you long for the Word of God 00:26:30.639 --> 00:26:32.699 as though it's pure spiritual milk? 00:26:32.779 --> 00:26:33.819 You can't live without it. 00:26:37.619 --> 00:26:39.220 And maybe you're settling for 00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:41.240 empty calories of worldly promises 00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:42.439 that don't satisfy. 00:26:44.439 --> 00:26:45.740 Shove those aside 00:26:45.740 --> 00:26:48.579 and turn to the One who satisfies. 00:26:48.579 --> 00:26:51.699 Now let's turn there now. 00:26:53.119 --> 00:26:56.399 We've talked about our appetite. 00:26:56.819 --> 00:26:57.519 We seek. 00:26:59.500 --> 00:27:00.919 Blessed are those who hunger 00:27:00.919 --> 00:27:02.019 and thirst for righteousness. 00:27:02.899 --> 00:27:04.639 Let's look to the One who satisfies. 00:27:05.460 --> 00:27:07.779 For they shall be satisfied. 00:27:10.839 --> 00:27:13.039 That word for in verse 6, 00:27:13.139 --> 00:27:14.419 blessed are those who hunger 00:27:14.419 --> 00:27:15.480 and thirst for righteousness. 00:27:15.960 --> 00:27:17.980 For they shall be satisfied. 00:27:17.980 --> 00:27:19.480 You see in all the other beatitudes. 00:27:20.440 --> 00:27:22.200 It signals the reason why. 00:27:23.940 --> 00:27:25.500 The reason why someone 00:27:25.500 --> 00:27:26.720 who hungers and thirsts 00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:28.360 for righteousness is happy, 00:27:28.500 --> 00:27:29.120 is blessed, 00:27:29.660 --> 00:27:31.039 it's because they know 00:27:31.039 --> 00:27:32.500 that they're going to be satisfied. 00:27:34.079 --> 00:27:35.380 They got the promise. 00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:38.620 And what you need to see here 00:27:38.620 --> 00:27:40.039 is that satisfaction 00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:43.460 is a satisfaction given by God. 00:27:44.220 --> 00:27:45.799 Look back at 5.6. 00:27:45.799 --> 00:27:47.039 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst 00:27:47.039 --> 00:27:47.980 for righteousness 00:27:47.980 --> 00:27:51.519 for they shall be satisfied. 00:27:51.720 --> 00:27:52.899 It's a passive verb. 00:27:53.319 --> 00:27:53.940 You know what that means? 00:27:55.299 --> 00:27:58.180 It means that the subject of the verse, 00:27:58.319 --> 00:27:59.220 those who hunger and thirst 00:27:59.220 --> 00:28:00.500 for righteousness, 00:28:00.980 --> 00:28:03.119 they don't satisfy themselves. 00:28:04.180 --> 00:28:07.159 They are satisfied by someone else. 00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:09.960 The subject is being acted upon. 00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:13.759 Who's the one doing the satisfying? 00:28:15.340 --> 00:28:18.740 God alone satisfies our craving 00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:20.680 for Christ-likeness. 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:23.820 God satisfies. 00:28:23.819 --> 00:28:24.179 God satisfies. 00:28:30.359 --> 00:28:32.859 I'm not sure if you've figured this one out yet. 00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:37.059 Sin never satisfies. 00:28:39.759 --> 00:28:43.960 Christ always satisfies. 00:28:43.960 --> 00:28:48.420 And so, for the remainder of our time, 00:28:48.500 --> 00:28:49.799 I want to help you see 00:28:49.799 --> 00:28:52.140 how God satisfies 00:28:52.140 --> 00:28:54.539 a citizen of the kingdom of heaven 00:28:54.539 --> 00:28:55.740 with Christ 00:28:55.740 --> 00:28:58.279 three ways. 00:29:00.140 --> 00:29:01.180 Before I get to them, 00:29:01.240 --> 00:29:02.299 I want to just remind you 00:29:02.299 --> 00:29:04.500 that as kingdom citizens, 00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:06.660 we live in between 00:29:06.660 --> 00:29:08.259 the kingdom inaugurated 00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:09.799 with Jesus' first coming 00:29:09.799 --> 00:29:12.559 and the kingdom consummated 00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:13.819 when Jesus comes back 00:29:13.819 --> 00:29:15.220 and He cleans house 00:29:15.220 --> 00:29:17.319 and He makes all wrongs right. 00:29:18.339 --> 00:29:20.019 And so, these three ways 00:29:20.019 --> 00:29:22.359 that God will satisfy us with Christ, 00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:23.159 what you need to understand 00:29:23.159 --> 00:29:24.539 is that the first two 00:29:24.539 --> 00:29:26.259 deal with the present. 00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:29.019 A present satisfaction. 00:29:29.740 --> 00:29:30.659 It's partial. 00:29:32.099 --> 00:29:33.419 And the last one, 00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:36.220 the future satisfaction. 00:29:37.180 --> 00:29:38.859 That's going to be full and complete. 00:29:40.599 --> 00:29:41.799 So, the first way 00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:44.139 that God satisfies us in Christ, 00:29:45.500 --> 00:29:47.559 we've already talked about it this morning, 00:29:48.940 --> 00:29:51.220 God justifies us 00:29:51.220 --> 00:29:53.139 through the finished work of Jesus. 00:29:55.599 --> 00:29:57.240 I'm guessing that many of you 00:29:57.240 --> 00:29:59.659 have this anxious hunger 00:29:59.659 --> 00:30:01.159 for forgiveness, 00:30:01.419 --> 00:30:03.000 to know that you've been forgiven, 00:30:03.159 --> 00:30:04.720 to know that you're not condemned 00:30:04.720 --> 00:30:05.539 for your sin, 00:30:06.539 --> 00:30:07.619 and Jesus satisfies. 00:30:07.619 --> 00:30:11.619 The doctrine of justification 00:30:11.619 --> 00:30:15.079 helps us to be satisfied 00:30:15.079 --> 00:30:16.799 in the finished work of Christ, 00:30:17.439 --> 00:30:19.659 to rest in what He's done, 00:30:19.759 --> 00:30:21.879 to be content in His work 00:30:21.879 --> 00:30:23.679 on the cross on our behalf. 00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:27.680 Our sin, 00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:29.200 imputed to Christ, 00:30:29.620 --> 00:30:30.320 God's wrath, 00:30:30.580 --> 00:30:32.340 poured out in full on Jesus, 00:30:32.880 --> 00:30:33.920 and simultaneously, 00:30:35.360 --> 00:30:36.539 Christ's righteousness, 00:30:37.240 --> 00:30:39.820 His perfect living for 32 years, 00:30:40.100 --> 00:30:41.320 His perfect conformity 00:30:41.320 --> 00:30:42.180 to the will of God, 00:30:42.180 --> 00:30:44.480 that is imputed to us, 00:30:44.900 --> 00:30:46.660 and because it's imputed to us, 00:30:46.779 --> 00:30:48.460 what's poured out on our head 00:30:48.460 --> 00:30:49.420 is not wrath, 00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:52.319 but God's favor forever. 00:30:54.900 --> 00:30:56.500 Let that satisfy you. 00:31:00.120 --> 00:31:01.799 But it's a partial satisfaction 00:31:01.799 --> 00:31:04.400 because if you're like me, 00:31:04.480 --> 00:31:06.000 and I know you are in this area, 00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:08.019 though you're justified, 00:31:08.220 --> 00:31:08.920 you still sin. 00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:12.560 We are simultaneously justified 00:31:12.560 --> 00:31:13.500 and sinners. 00:31:14.759 --> 00:31:15.539 In other words, 00:31:15.620 --> 00:31:19.660 you have vying appetites within you. 00:31:20.740 --> 00:31:21.800 There's something in you 00:31:21.800 --> 00:31:23.980 that wants to hunger and thirst 00:31:23.980 --> 00:31:26.220 for ungodliness still, 00:31:26.360 --> 00:31:27.380 but there's something in you 00:31:27.380 --> 00:31:28.200 born of the Spirit 00:31:28.200 --> 00:31:29.300 that hungers and thirsts 00:31:29.300 --> 00:31:30.860 for Christlikeness. 00:31:31.519 --> 00:31:32.800 And so we're justified. 00:31:33.460 --> 00:31:35.360 That is satisfying, 00:31:35.680 --> 00:31:36.880 but it's partial 00:31:36.880 --> 00:31:38.720 because I'm still wrestling with sin. 00:31:38.920 --> 00:31:42.700 And so let me point you 00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:44.200 to another way 00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:46.019 that God satisfies us 00:31:46.019 --> 00:31:47.039 in the present. 00:31:49.259 --> 00:31:51.400 Would you turn to Romans 13, 14? 00:31:51.400 --> 00:32:08.560 We are legally righteous 00:32:08.560 --> 00:32:09.360 in God's sight. 00:32:10.220 --> 00:32:11.880 Thank God for Jesus. 00:32:13.060 --> 00:32:15.740 But we constantly fight our sin. 00:32:16.480 --> 00:32:17.300 And one of the ways 00:32:17.300 --> 00:32:18.340 we fight our sin, 00:32:18.460 --> 00:32:20.300 we are shown in Romans 13, 14. 00:32:20.299 --> 00:32:25.119 Put on the Lord Jesus Christ 00:32:25.119 --> 00:32:29.119 and make no provision for the flesh 00:32:29.119 --> 00:32:33.259 to satisfy its desires. 00:32:34.940 --> 00:32:38.279 Find your satisfaction in Jesus 00:32:38.279 --> 00:32:44.399 and it will crowd out desires for the flesh. 00:32:44.400 --> 00:32:49.220 Christ justifies us 00:32:49.220 --> 00:32:53.380 and Christ sanctifies us. 00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:56.940 We dwell on Him. 00:32:57.680 --> 00:33:01.040 We find our savor in the Savior 00:33:01.040 --> 00:33:05.440 and it weakens the delight of sin. 00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:07.580 We say no to sin 00:33:07.580 --> 00:33:10.900 by being satisfied in Christ. 00:33:11.000 --> 00:33:13.519 By putting on the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:33:14.059 --> 00:33:16.500 This is what defines me. 00:33:16.759 --> 00:33:17.799 Who defines me? 00:33:17.880 --> 00:33:19.259 This is the one I live for. 00:33:19.559 --> 00:33:21.220 This is the one that controls me. 00:33:21.320 --> 00:33:22.820 This is the one I want to please. 00:33:22.819 --> 00:33:30.879 If you have a sissy view of Jesus, 00:33:31.639 --> 00:33:34.039 you're going to have a hard time 00:33:34.039 --> 00:33:34.759 fighting sin. 00:33:35.879 --> 00:33:37.279 But if you have a grand 00:33:37.279 --> 00:33:38.819 and glorious view of Jesus, 00:33:39.500 --> 00:33:43.159 if He just continues to ravish you, 00:33:43.299 --> 00:33:43.460 like, 00:33:43.460 --> 00:33:46.640 I can't believe Him. 00:33:47.319 --> 00:33:48.279 He's awesome. 00:33:48.759 --> 00:33:50.019 And you dwell on that. 00:33:50.140 --> 00:33:51.940 And you put on the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:55.660 It will weaken the desire for sin. 00:34:00.180 --> 00:34:02.819 God satisfies us in Christ. 00:34:02.920 --> 00:34:03.980 He's justified us. 00:34:04.500 --> 00:34:06.500 God satisfies us in Christ. 00:34:06.500 --> 00:34:09.280 His delight in us 00:34:09.280 --> 00:34:11.340 helps us to fight sin. 00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:15.119 Those are the two for the present. 00:34:17.300 --> 00:34:19.780 The last way that we find 00:34:19.780 --> 00:34:20.659 our satisfaction, 00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:22.659 that God satisfies us in Christ, 00:34:22.820 --> 00:34:24.760 it's a future satisfaction. 00:34:26.440 --> 00:34:28.960 They shall be satisfied. 00:34:30.760 --> 00:34:32.199 And this future satisfaction 00:34:32.199 --> 00:34:34.760 is our full and complete satisfaction. 00:34:36.500 --> 00:34:38.099 When Jesus returns, 00:34:39.239 --> 00:34:40.400 He said He would, 00:34:42.139 --> 00:34:44.639 we will receive glorified bodies 00:34:44.639 --> 00:34:47.079 unencumbered by sin 00:34:47.079 --> 00:34:49.940 and we will see Him. 00:34:51.619 --> 00:34:54.340 Faith turns to sight. 00:34:55.780 --> 00:34:56.960 One of the joys of having 00:34:56.960 --> 00:34:58.119 your resurrected body 00:34:58.119 --> 00:34:59.659 is resurrected to eyeballs 00:34:59.659 --> 00:35:01.119 that will see your Savior 00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:02.940 and be with Him. 00:35:04.579 --> 00:35:05.840 At that moment, 00:35:06.500 --> 00:35:07.639 at that moment, 00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:09.360 you lay eyes on Him. 00:35:09.500 --> 00:35:10.360 At that moment, 00:35:10.460 --> 00:35:11.760 you're in His presence 00:35:11.760 --> 00:35:14.900 that you hear Him call your name. 00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:16.539 At that moment, 00:35:17.340 --> 00:35:18.199 you're going to be satisfied. 00:35:20.739 --> 00:35:22.159 There's going to be a contentment 00:35:22.159 --> 00:35:23.199 that you've never had. 00:35:23.460 --> 00:35:24.539 It's going to be complete. 00:35:25.099 --> 00:35:26.219 It's going to be full. 00:35:26.219 --> 00:35:29.519 And it's going to be forever. 00:35:31.719 --> 00:35:32.379 Because you're going to be 00:35:32.379 --> 00:35:33.319 in His presence forever. 00:35:35.539 --> 00:35:36.619 We will be with Him 00:35:36.619 --> 00:35:38.379 completely satisfied 00:35:38.379 --> 00:35:39.299 in His presence 00:35:39.299 --> 00:35:41.279 for all times. 00:35:43.859 --> 00:35:45.219 So we have present satisfaction 00:35:45.799 --> 00:35:46.559 justified. 00:35:47.199 --> 00:35:48.219 We're being sanctified. 00:35:48.359 --> 00:35:49.299 We're dwelling on Christ 00:35:49.299 --> 00:35:50.219 and we've got this promise 00:35:51.079 --> 00:35:52.519 of a future satisfaction 00:35:52.519 --> 00:35:53.639 of when we're actually 00:35:53.639 --> 00:35:54.360 with Him. 00:35:56.659 --> 00:35:58.039 I hope that makes you happy. 00:35:59.739 --> 00:36:00.780 I hope you realize 00:36:00.780 --> 00:36:01.300 your blessing, 00:36:02.300 --> 00:36:03.759 how good that is. 00:36:05.219 --> 00:36:06.219 There's one last thing 00:36:06.219 --> 00:36:06.780 I want to add. 00:36:09.360 --> 00:36:10.759 This is a satisfaction 00:36:10.759 --> 00:36:12.659 that's guaranteed. 00:36:14.920 --> 00:36:16.179 You can bank on it. 00:36:16.179 --> 00:36:21.279 They shall be satisfied. 00:36:22.899 --> 00:36:24.539 Citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven, 00:36:26.039 --> 00:36:27.739 your future satisfaction 00:36:27.739 --> 00:36:28.579 is guaranteed 00:36:28.579 --> 00:36:30.239 because God never lies. 00:36:31.299 --> 00:36:32.559 Jesus is coming back 00:36:32.559 --> 00:36:34.299 and when He comes back, 00:36:35.159 --> 00:36:37.099 you will experience 00:36:37.099 --> 00:36:39.799 fullness and completeness 00:36:39.799 --> 00:36:40.819 of satisfaction 00:36:40.819 --> 00:36:42.460 in His presence. 00:36:43.399 --> 00:36:45.319 You will be completely satisfied 00:36:45.320 --> 00:36:46.600 by Christ Himself 00:36:46.600 --> 00:36:48.500 for eternity. 00:36:50.500 --> 00:36:51.180 He is, 00:36:51.700 --> 00:36:52.620 Jesus is, 00:36:52.820 --> 00:36:53.740 your satisfaction. 00:36:54.580 --> 00:36:55.720 And He is 00:36:55.720 --> 00:36:57.180 your guarantee. 00:36:58.660 --> 00:36:59.519 So be happy. 00:37:01.120 --> 00:37:01.900 Fight sin 00:37:01.900 --> 00:37:03.019 with joy 00:37:03.019 --> 00:37:04.360 because Jesus 00:37:04.360 --> 00:37:05.700 is your satisfaction. 00:37:06.700 --> 00:37:07.440 We seek. 00:37:08.200 --> 00:37:09.059 God satisfies. 00:37:09.880 --> 00:37:11.059 Christ is 00:37:11.059 --> 00:37:12.920 our satisfaction. 00:37:12.920 --> 00:37:13.039 satisfaction. 00:37:13.740 --> 00:37:14.539 A satisfaction 00:37:14.539 --> 00:37:16.059 that is guaranteed. 00:37:16.460 --> 00:37:17.579 So let me just close 00:37:17.579 --> 00:37:18.860 with this one question. 00:37:22.800 --> 00:37:24.119 Who are you hungry for? 00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:26.700 Let's pray. 00:37:32.159 --> 00:37:33.460 God, we trust You 00:37:33.460 --> 00:37:34.019 and Your Word. 00:37:34.300 --> 00:37:35.300 Jesus, thank You for 00:37:35.300 --> 00:37:37.300 this word, 00:37:37.420 --> 00:37:38.099 this verse. 00:37:38.099 --> 00:37:40.639 we look to You, 00:37:40.779 --> 00:37:41.339 Lord Jesus. 00:37:43.339 --> 00:37:44.539 We look to You. 00:37:45.380 --> 00:37:46.480 I pray for us, 00:37:46.539 --> 00:37:46.980 Your people, 00:37:47.119 --> 00:37:47.719 that You would 00:37:47.719 --> 00:37:49.719 deepen in us 00:37:49.719 --> 00:37:51.099 a hunger and thirst 00:37:51.099 --> 00:37:53.559 for Christ-likeness 00:37:53.559 --> 00:37:54.920 and that, God, 00:37:54.960 --> 00:37:55.900 You would meet 00:37:55.900 --> 00:37:56.519 that hunger, 00:37:56.679 --> 00:37:58.000 You'd meet that thirst 00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:59.360 on this side of glory 00:37:59.360 --> 00:38:00.719 that we'd find 00:38:00.719 --> 00:38:02.059 satisfaction in Christ 00:38:02.059 --> 00:38:03.880 but ultimately, God, 00:38:04.599 --> 00:38:06.360 that we'd look forward 00:38:06.360 --> 00:38:08.239 to being fully, 00:38:08.380 --> 00:38:09.579 completely satisfied 00:38:09.579 --> 00:38:10.960 when we see Him 00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:11.659 face to face. 00:38:12.360 --> 00:38:13.500 In Jesus' name, 00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:14.279 Amen. 00:38:14.279 --> 00:38:14.400 Amen. 00:38:14.400 --> 00:38:14.440 Amen. 00:38:14.440 --> 00:38:14.460 Amen. 00:38:14.460 --> 00:38:14.480 Amen. 00:38:14.480 --> 00:38:14.500 Amen. 00:38:14.500 --> 00:38:14.519 Amen. 00:38:14.519 --> 00:38:14.539 Amen. 00:38:14.539 --> 00:38:14.559 Amen. 00:38:14.559 --> 00:38:14.619 Amen. 00:38:14.619 --> 00:38:16.519 Amen. 00:38:16.519 --> 00:38:16.539 Amen. 00:38:16.539 --> 00:38:16.559 Amen. 00:38:16.559 --> 00:38:16.619 Amen. 00:38:16.619 --> 00:38:18.559 Amen. 00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:18.579 Amen. 00:38:18.579 --> 00:38:18.619 Amen. 00:38:18.619 --> 00:38:18.659 Amen. 00:38:18.659 --> 00:38:18.679 Amen. 00:38:18.679 --> 00:38:18.739 Amen. 00:38:18.739 --> 00:38:20.679 Amen. 00:38:20.679 --> 00:38:20.699 Amen. 00:38:20.699 --> 00:38:20.739 Amen. 00:38:20.739 --> 00:38:20.799 Amen. 00:38:20.799 --> 00:38:22.799 Amen. 00:38:22.799 --> 00:38:23.539 Amen.