The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-10-24
BY REV. JOHN w. GUFFEY

TEXT: Blessed are they which
do hunger and thirst after right
euosness; for they shall be filled.
Matthew: 5; g.
Many and varied are the desires
of men. The scope of desire of
many includes merely the most
general and ordinary things. They
are content to eat, drink and be
merry and pass the sojourn Of
their earthly pilgrimage for the
flesh and pass on, having only
partly lived, (and that none too
welD, and having had but little
lasting effect upon those with
whom they came in contact. or the
things which they touched.
Sad the plight of the one so dis
posed. With such narrowed vision
and circumScribed perspective he
not only is small benefit to those
around him, but has never sensed
the immensity of his privileges or
the extensiveness Of his powers as
granted to him in the provisions of
his maker.
What shame that man, so nObly
formed should grovel in the dust of
things, and ignore the heights for
which he was made and designed.
Others, of more noble aspirations
though interested in these neCeSs-
ary tempOralitieS, desire to broad
en- the scope of their appreciation
to include indulgenceS in the liter
airy and travel world, contracting
those of other climes and habits of
life that their minds may be en-
riched and their characters en-
nobled.
Happy the man whose restless
nature searches the shadows that
around him lies for the answer to
his unsatisfied longing to become
acquainted with more than lies at
his feet and what he can hold in
his grasp.
Still others, not at all satisfied
with just the subsistences of life,
nor yet with what excursions in
travel and thought might afford,
reach outward and upward in their
desire for that which hands of men
cannot touch nor resources of the
earth supply, but which comes
and an experience in things divine
from God alone; - righteousness
To the first two classes there is
for the realization of their desires.
Circumstances of life may place
limit in the materialiZing of their
dreams That which seems to be
almost within their grasp may dis
solve in the shadows or be taken
by another before they are able to
obtain it, But to those who hunger
and thirst after righteousness the
promise from God has been given
THAT THEY SHALL BE FILLED.
AS we buy in the worlds market,
we may run short of funds and
have to quit before our wants are
provided for. In the realm of plea
sure we may be only partly salts
fled, but in the quest for the soul
for righteousness there is no limit
excepting that which we place our
selves We may have all we desire
Jesus said, 81 am the bread of
life, also 'If any man thirst, let
him come unto me and drink.
Here is a source of spiritual food
and drink which is equal to all of
the desires of men. Come as often
as you will and remain as long as
you may and satisfy your soul
from the storehouSe of God
Reader Are you hungering for
righteousness? Have the husks of
the swine herd ceased to satisfy?
Has the chaff of pleasure lost its
taste? Are you weary of things?
Does your soul cry out, Bread of
heaven, feed me till l want no
more? You are one of those in
cluded in the promise. Have the
hot sands of sins desert fevered
your brow? Have the sorrows and
difficulties of life caused you to
faint by the way? Do you thirst
for something lasting? To you the
promise is given.
The clarion call of the Master
still sounds today and the promise
is still the same. BLESSED ARE
THEY WHICH DO HUNGER AND
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