He (Jesus) opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matthew 5:1, 6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.1-6.NASB1995
¹God is righteous! Seeking righteousness is seeking God the righteous One.
As the deer pants (longs) for the water brooks, So my soul pants (longs) for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalms 42:1-2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.42.1-2.NASB1995
“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were hewn And to the quarry from which you were dug.
Isaiah 51:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.51.1.NASB1995
Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.
Hosea 10:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/hos.10.12.NASB1995
Seek the Lord, All you humble of the earth Who have carried out His ordinances; Seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden In the day of the Lord’s anger.
Zephaniah 2:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/zep.2.3.NASB1995
How do we seek?
Through His Word:
Great are the works of the Lord; They are studied by all who delight in them. Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness endures forever.
Psalms 111:2-3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.111.2-3.NASB1995
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
2 Timothy 3:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2ti.3.16.NASB1995
The Blessing of seeking:
To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Isaiah 61:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.61.3.NASB1995
Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
John 7:37-38 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.7.37-38.NASB1995
for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
Romans 10:10-11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.10.10-11.NASB1995
and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
Ephesians 4:24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.4.24.NASB1995
If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.
1 John 2:29 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.2.29.NASB1995
For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.
Psalms 107:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.107.9.NASB1995
🌹At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.26.9.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org
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¹Ezra 9:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/ezr.9.15.NASB1995
Psalms 71:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.71.19.NASB1995
Psalms 98:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.98.2.NASB1995
Psalms 119:137 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.119.137.NASB1995
Psalms 145:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.145.17.NASB1995
Jeremiah 12:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jer.12.1.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him 