Day 7: Hungry for More
Week 1: Awakening & Consecration
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
Hunger is a sign of health. When a child loses their appetite, we worry. When a believer loses their spiritual appetite, something is wrong. Jesus does not say, "Blessed are those who have it all together." He says, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." In other words, the blessing is not only in arriving, but in longing. God calls the hungry blessed, not the self-satisfied.
The Danger of Being "Too Full"
One of the greatest dangers for us as believers is losing our hunger without even noticing. We still come to church. We still say the right words. We still serve. On the outside, nothing looks wrong, but on the inside, the fire has gone low. We are full of other things.
Leonard Ravenhill used to say that the problem in many churches is not that people are too hungry, but that they are too full of the world.
A Lesson from Zambia
When I was on holiday in Zambia, God used that time to ignite a different kind of hunger in me. There was no stage, no microphone, and no conference lights; there were just peaceful moments with a collection of audiobooks and e-books on prayer, spiritual warfare, and deliverance.
As I read and listened to authors like John Ramirez, Derek Prince, Dutch Sheets, and Wesley Duewel, I realised that the more I listened, read, and prayed, the more I understood how much more there is of God than what we often experience each day. In those quiet hours in Zambia, God did more in me than any big meeting ever has. He showed me that true hunger is proven when no one is watching.
Hunger for the Everyday
That same hunger is what I am praying for in ANCC. It is not just about emotional moments in a conference or during a song, but a steady, growing desire for God that follows you into Monday, into your kitchen, your workplace, your college, and your bedroom at night. It is a hunger that says, "Lord, I want You to be first in my life. I want Your presence more than the distractions that used to satisfy me."
Our declaration says we are "hungry for God and righteousness" and "hungry for revival to sweep the world." That begins with hunger in you and in me. Revival does not fall on people who are bored with God. It falls on those who know they cannot live on yesterday’s bread and yesterday’s encounters.
The Promise of Filling
The promise is beautiful: "They will be filled." When you truly hunger and thirst for righteousness, God does not leave you empty. He fills. He satisfies. He draws near to those who draw near to Him.
So, if during these 21 days you become aware of your dryness, do not be discouraged. That awareness itself is a gift. It is God waking you up and saying, "There is more. Come closer." Let that holy dissatisfaction push you towards Him, not away from Him.
Let Us Pray
Lord Jesus, thank You for the promise that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled. I confess that I have been dull and easily satisfied with little.
Stir a deep hunger in me for more of You, Your character, and Your Kingdom. Let ANCC truly be a church hungry for God and righteousness, a house where people are continually filled and transformed. Fill me again and keep me hungry. In Your precious name, Amen.