Anchor Verse: (Matthew 5:6) “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Intro: We don’t need a checklist to come to Jesus — we just need hunger. Spiritual hunger gives us access to the deeper things of God. The Beatitudes show us how to walk in that hunger. My Expanded Translation: “Spiritually fulfilled and favored by God are those who keep craving and thirsting for alignment with Him, for they will be completely and continually satisfied by God Himself.” Point 1: Comfort will kill your spiritual appetite. (Psalm 42:1-2) “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God.” The absence of hunger is not fullness — it’s spiritual sickness. When you say, “I can skip a meal with God,” you start walking under your own power. When comfort replaces hunger: Revival stops before it starts. Faith grows stale instead of strong. God’s power waits for an invitation that never comes. Hunger activates action — it moves you toward the presence of God. (Numbers 13:1-2) God sent 12 leaders, chiefs of the tribes, to spy out the Promised Land. Ten were satisfied with manna instead of promise. Point 2: Status quo will quench the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19) “Do not quench the Spirit.” (Revelation 3:15) “You are neither cold nor hot…” Lukewarm faith is the temperature of the status quo — unchallenged and unfruitful. Jesus will meet you where you are, but He won’t leave you there. When we choose comfort over calling, we put out the fire God wants to ignite. Ten spies preferred the wilderness to the promise. Comfortable with manna. Afraid of giants. Unwilling to pursue the promise. Title doesn’t equal hunger. Caleb and Joshua were hungry enough to act on God’s word. Point 3: Spiritual hunger will produce fruit. (John 15:5) “I am the vine; you are the branches… whoever abides in Me bears much fruit.” Hunger keeps you abiding — abiding produces fruit. When you lose hunger, you lose connection. (Numbers 13:27) They saw the fruit, but ten refused to move into it. Refusing to grow is severance from the vine. God didn’t call you to sit in a chair once a week — He called you to bear fruit. The Spirit Calls You to Salvation: (John 6:44) “No one can come to Me unless the Father draws him.” (Romans 8:14) “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” If you’re here today, you’re being called. The question is: Will you stay comfortable, gathering manna? Or will you pick up your cross daily and walk closer to the Father? Are you hungry enough to say, “Lord, I need You”?