26/01/2026
Mathew 5:6-8
THE CHARACTER OF A PERSON IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
There is a hunger and thirst that only God can satisfy.
1. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESST
• Hunger and thirst for righteousness means seeking God sincerely, not out of routine or religion.
• Just as the body cannot live without food and water, the soul cannot live without God.
• Many people are not satisfied because they try to fill their hearts with worldly things:
o Money
o Sexual immorality
o Sinful pleasures
👉 Only God can satisfy the human soul.
👉 Let your hunger and thirst be for God alone.
2. A PERSON OF THE KINGDOM IS MERCIFUL
• Mercy means showing compassion, kindness, and forgiveness to someone who deserves punishment or judgment
• People of God’s Kingdom are known by hearts full of mercy, just as God showed mercy to us.
📖 Ephesians 2:3
“We were by nature children of wrath…”
👉 Without God’s mercy through Jesus, God’s anger would still be upon us.
• Anyone who has received great mercy from God must show mercy to others.
3. PURE IN HEART
o Pure in heart means having a heart that is clean, sincere, and fully devoted to God, not just looking holy on the outside. Humans look at outward appearance God looks at the Heart.
• God rejected all of Jesse’s sons and chose David because of his heart.
Jesus calls us to hunger and thirst for righteousness, to live mercifully, and to seek purity of heart—because only God can truly satisfy, forgive, and cleanse us.
Come to Christ today, receive His righteousness, mercy, and a new heart, and you will be filled and see God.