Tuesday, 15th September 2026
Rev Xi An Poon
主題經文 「飢渴慕義的人有福了！因為他們必得飽足。」——馬太福音 5:6
耶穌在八福裡說：「飢渴慕義的人有福了！因為他們必得飽足。」這句話很短，但耶穌用了兩個很強烈的字：飢餓、乾渴。
真正飢餓的人，不會把食物當成可有可無。真正乾渴的人，也不會把水只看成一個選擇。對他來說，那是一個真正的需要。所以耶穌不是只在問：「你知不知道甚麼是義？」祂更深地在問：「你有沒有渴望神的義，渴到好像飢餓的人需要食物、乾渴的人需要水一樣？」而這個「義」，也不是單單指做一個好人，或者比以前做得更好。
在整本聖經裡，義是關乎：生命回到神所看為正的位置。包括我們與神的關係，我們內心的動機，我們對人的態度，我們的選擇，我們是否活出公義、憐憫、誠實和忠信。
所以飢渴慕義，不只是：「主啊，幫助我變得更好。」而是：「主啊，我渴望我的生命真正活在祢的心意裡。」
這個觀念在舊約早已出現。以賽亞書 51:1 說：「你們這追求公義、尋求耶和華的，當聽我言！」你會發現：追求公義，和尋求耶和華，是連在一起的。詩篇 42:1–2 也說：「神啊，我的心切慕你，如鹿切慕溪水。我的心渴想神，就是永生神。」
所以一個真正尋求神的人，不會只問：「神可以為我做甚麼？」他也會開始問：「神喜悅甚麼？」「我的生命現在是不是活在祂所喜悅的道路上？」而這正是今天《讓心轉回》的意思。
不是只從忙碌轉向安靜，不是只從焦慮轉向平安，而是：讓我們的心重新轉向神，也重新渴慕祂的義。
一、讓心轉回，是承認我真正缺少的不只是幫助，而是神的義
我們來到神面前，很自然會帶著需要。我們會禱告：「主啊，幫助我的家庭。」「主啊，幫助我的工作。」「主啊，改變我的環境。」「主啊，解決我現在的問題。」這些禱告沒有錯。神也關心我們的需要。但馬太福音 5:6 把我們帶到更深的一層。耶穌不是只問：「你現在缺少甚麼？」祂是在問：「你的生命裡，有多少地方還沒有活在神的義裡？」
有時候我們最想神改變的，是外面的處境。但耶穌會更深地問：「在這個處境裡，你有沒有仍然渴望活出神所喜悅的生命？」也許我正在面對一段困難的關係。我可能只希望對方改變。但神也會問：我在這段關係裡，有沒有活出公義、憐憫和誠實？也許我正在面對壓力。我可能只希望事情快點過去。但神也會問：我在壓力裡，有沒有仍然忠心、正直、不被恐懼帶走？也許我正在等待神開路。但神也會問：在等待裡，我有沒有仍然選擇祂的道路？這就是為甚麼「飢渴慕義」不是只關心環境改變。它先讓我們承認：我真正缺少的，不只是事情順利，而是我的生命需要更深地活在神的義裡。
今天早上，可以安靜問自己：最近我最想神改變的是甚麼？如果環境暫時沒有改變，我是否仍然渴望在其中活出神所喜悅的生命？我現在最需要的，真的只是幫助，還是神的義在我裡面更多掌權？讓心轉回，就是不再只看外面的問題，也願意讓神光照裡面的生命。
二、讓心轉回，是開始渴望神看為正的生命
耶穌說：「飢渴慕義。」這裡的「義」，不是外表的宗教表現。耶穌在登山寶訓裡不斷把人帶到更深的地方。不只是外面沒有殺人，也要處理裡面的怒氣。不只是外面沒有犯姦淫，也要面對內心的慾望。不只是在人面前禱告、禁食、奉獻，也要問：我的動機到底是甚麼？
所以真正的義，是生命內外都回到神的心意裡。是我的思想對齊神。我的動機對齊神。我的言語對齊神。我的關係對齊神。我的選擇對齊神。也是我怎樣對待別人。我是否公平？是否憐憫？是否誠實？是否守信？是否在沒有人看見的時候，仍然願意走神看為正的道路？
所以「義」不只是個人的屬靈感覺。它一定會活在人與人的關係中。舊約先知也一直強調這一點。神不要祂的百姓只有宗教儀式，卻沒有公義。不要只有敬拜，卻欺壓人。不要只有外表敬虔，裡面卻失去憐憫和正直。所以當耶穌說「飢渴慕義」，祂是在問：「你有沒有真的渴望，你的整個生命都成為神看為正的樣子？」
不是只在教會裡。不是只在禱告的時候。而是在家庭裡，在工作裡，在衝突裡，在做決定的時候，在面對利益的時候，仍然渴望神的義。這就是讓心轉回。
不是單單說：「主啊，我要做得好一點。」而是：「主啊，我要我的生命越來越符合祢的心意。」
所以今天可以問自己：我生命裡有沒有一些地方，已經習慣了，但其實不符合神的心意？我有沒有只要求別人公平、誠實、憐憫，卻沒有先讓神在我裡面建立這些生命？我到底是真的渴慕神的義，還是只渴望一個對自己有利的結果？
真正的慕義，是當我們開始不滿足於：「我已經不錯。」而是說：「主啊，只要我的生命還有不對齊祢的地方，我仍然需要祢。」
三、讓心轉回，是相信神必回應這份對義的飢渴
耶穌最後說：「因為他們必得飽足。」這是一個非常寶貴的應許。耶穌不是說：「你只要夠努力，就會把自己變成義人。」祂說：「他們必得飽足。」意思是：真正飢渴神的義的人，神不會讓他永遠空著。神自己會回應這份渴望。祂會在我們裡面工作。祂會藉著祂的話校正我們。藉著聖靈提醒我們。藉著環境塑造我們。藉著人際關係顯明我們真正的光景。祂會一步一步把我們帶進祂所喜悅的生命裡。
但這個「必得飽足」，不只是說：「我心裡會比較舒服。」也不是說：「我的所有願望都會得到滿足。」耶穌所應許的是：神必成全祂的義。今天，祂在我們裡面塑造義。將來，祂的國完全臨到時，祂的公義也要完全彰顯。所以這個應許，同時有現在，也有將來。
現在，我們仍然會看見不公義。仍然會看見破碎。仍然會看見自己生命很多不完全的地方。但我們不灰心。因為神應許：飢渴慕義的人，必得飽足。所以我們的盼望，不是：「我一定可以靠自己變好。」我們的盼望是：神會在真正渴慕祂的人生命裡工作，也必有一天完全成就祂的義。
今天可以問自己：
- 我是否相信神真的能改變我？
- 當祂指出我生命中需要調整的地方，我願不願意回應？
- 即使我今天仍然看見很多不完全，我是否仍然願意繼續追求神的義？
我們可以向神說：「主啊，我不只想得到祢的幫助，我渴望祢的義。」「求祢使我的生命越來越對齊祢。」「求祢讓我在家庭、工作、關係和每天的選擇裡，都活出祢所喜悅的樣子。」
耶穌說：「飢渴慕義的人有福了！因為他們必得飽足。」
今天，神不是只邀請我們做一個更好的人。祂是在呼召我們：讓心轉回。從只看自己的需要，轉向神所喜悅的義。從只想改變環境，轉向問：「主啊，在這個環境裡，我要怎樣活出祢的義？」從只在意結果，轉向在意：我的生命有沒有對齊神。
讓心轉回，不是一次性的決定。而是每天重新把心帶到神面前。每天重新說：「主啊，我渴慕祢，也渴慕祢所看為正的生命。」當我們這樣飢渴，我們就不是靠自己掙扎。而是在神的應許裡等候。因為耶穌已經說：「飢渴慕義的人有福了！因為他們必得飽足。」
Key Scripture
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
— Matthew 5:6, NKJV
Jesus said in the Beatitudes:
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
This is a short verse, but Jesus uses two very strong words:
hunger and thirst.
A truly hungry person does not treat food as optional.
A truly thirsty person does not see water as something that would simply be nice to have.
It is a real need.
So Jesus is not only asking:
“Do you know what righteousness is?”
He is asking something much deeper:
“Do you long for God’s righteousness the way a hungry person longs for food and a thirsty person longs for water?”
And this “righteousness” is not simply about being a good person or becoming a little better than before.
Throughout Scripture, righteousness is about:
our lives coming back into what God sees as right.
It includes our relationship with God,
our inner motives,
the way we treat others,
our decisions,
and whether we live with justice, mercy, honesty, and faithfulness.
So to hunger and thirst for righteousness is not merely to say:
“Lord, help me become a better person.”
It is to say:
“Lord, I long for my life to truly come into alignment with Your heart.”
This idea was already present in the Old Testament.
Isaiah 51:1 says:
“Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD.”
Notice that:
seeking righteousness and seeking the Lord are connected.
Psalm 42:1–2 also says:
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.”
So a person who truly seeks God will not only ask:
“What can God do for me?”
He will also begin to ask:
“What pleases God?”
“Is my life moving in the direction that pleases Him?”
And this is what it means today to turn your heart back.
It is not simply turning from busyness to quietness,
or from anxiety to peace.
It is:
turning our hearts back toward God and longing again for His righteousness.
- Turn your heart back by recognizing that what you truly need is not only help, but God’s righteousness
When we come before God, it is natural to bring our needs.
We pray:
“Lord, help my family.”
“Lord, help my work.”
“Lord, change my situation.”
“Lord, solve this problem.”
There is nothing wrong with these prayers.
God cares about our needs.
But Matthew 5:6 takes us deeper.
Jesus is not only asking:
“What are you lacking right now?”
He is asking:
“How much of your life is still not being lived according to God’s righteousness?”
Sometimes what we want most is for God to change our circumstances.
But Jesus may ask a deeper question:
“In this situation, are you still longing to live in a way that pleases God?”
Maybe I am facing a difficult relationship.
I may only want the other person to change.
But God may also ask:
Am I living with justice, mercy, and honesty in this relationship?
Maybe I am under pressure.
I may only want the pressure to end.
But God may ask:
Am I still choosing faithfulness and integrity in the middle of it?
Maybe I am waiting for God to open a door.
But God may ask:
While I wait, am I still choosing His way?
This is why hungering and thirsting for righteousness is not only about changing our circumstances.
It begins with recognizing:
What I truly need is not only for life to become easier, but for my life to come more deeply under God’s righteousness.
This morning, we can quietly ask ourselves:
What am I asking God to change most right now?
If my circumstances do not change immediately, do I still want to live in a way that pleases Him?
What I need most—is it only help, or do I need God’s righteousness to rule more deeply in me?
Turning our hearts back means we are no longer looking only at the problem outside us.
We are also willing to let God shine His light into our own lives.
- Turn your heart back by longing for the kind of life God calls right
Jesus said:
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.”
This righteousness is not outward religious performance.
Throughout the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus continually takes us deeper.
It is not only about not murdering,
but also dealing with anger in the heart.
It is not only about avoiding adultery,
but also confronting wrong desires within.
It is not only about praying, fasting, or giving in front of others,
but also asking:
What is my real motive?
So true righteousness means that both the inside and the outside of our lives come back into alignment with God.
My thoughts align with God.
My motives align with God.
My words align with God.
My relationships align with God.
My decisions align with God.
And it also affects the way I treat other people.
Am I fair?
Am I merciful?
Am I honest?
Am I faithful?
When nobody is watching, am I still willing to choose what God says is right?
So righteousness is not only a private spiritual feeling.
It must be lived out in our relationships with others.
The Old Testament prophets repeatedly emphasized this.
God did not want His people to have religious ceremonies without justice.
He did not want worship without mercy.
He did not want outward spirituality without honesty and righteousness.
So when Jesus says, “hunger and thirst for righteousness,” He is asking:
“Do you truly long for your whole life to become what God sees as right?”
Not only in church.
Not only during prayer.
But in the family,
at work,
in conflict,
when making decisions,
when personal interests are involved,
do we still long for the righteousness of God?
This is what it means to turn our hearts back.
It is not merely saying:
“Lord, help me do a little better.”
It is saying:
“Lord, I want my whole life to come more and more into alignment with Your heart.”
So today, we can ask ourselves:
Are there areas in my life that I have become used to, but that no longer reflect God’s heart?
Do I demand fairness, honesty, and mercy from others while resisting God’s work in me?
Do I truly hunger for God’s righteousness, or do I only want an outcome that benefits me?
True hunger for righteousness means we are no longer satisfied with saying:
“I am already doing quite well.”
Instead we say:
“Lord, as long as there are areas of my life that are not aligned with You, I still need You.”
- Turn your heart back by trusting that God will answer this hunger for righteousness
Jesus ends with this promise:
“For they shall be filled.”
This is a precious promise.
Jesus does not say:
“If you try hard enough, you can make yourself righteous.”
He says:
“They shall be filled.”
That means those who truly hunger and thirst for God’s righteousness will not remain empty forever.
God Himself responds to that hunger.
He works within us.
He uses His Word to correct us.
He uses the Holy Spirit to convict and guide us.
He uses circumstances to shape us.
He may even use difficult relationships to reveal what is really in our hearts.
Step by step, He forms in us the kind of life that pleases Him.
But “they shall be filled” does not simply mean:
“I will feel better inside.”
Nor does it mean:
“All my personal wishes will be fulfilled.”
Jesus is promising something much greater:
God will fulfill His righteousness.
Today, He is shaping righteousness in us.
And one day, when His kingdom comes in fullness, His righteousness and justice will be fully revealed.
So this promise has both a present and a future dimension.
Today, we still see injustice.
We still see brokenness.
We still see many areas in ourselves that are incomplete.
But we do not lose hope.
Because God has promised:
those who hunger and thirst for righteousness shall be filled.
So our hope is not:
“I can make myself better if I try hard enough.”
Our hope is:
God is at work in those who truly hunger for Him, and one day He will fully accomplish His righteousness.
Today, we can ask ourselves:
Do I truly believe God can change me?
When He shows me something that needs to change, am I willing to respond?
Even when I still see many imperfect areas in my life, am I willing to keep pursuing His righteousness?
We can say to God:
“Lord, I do not only want Your help; I hunger for Your righteousness.”
“Make my life more and more aligned with You.”
“Let Your righteousness be seen in my family, my work, my relationships, and my daily choices.”
Jesus said:
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
Today, God is not only inviting us to become better people.
He is calling us:
Turn your heart back.
From focusing only on our own needs,
turn toward what pleases God.
From only wanting our circumstances to change,
begin to ask:
“Lord, how can I live out Your righteousness in this situation?”
From caring only about the result,
begin to care about this:
Is my life aligned with God?
Turning our hearts back is not a one-time decision.
It is something we do again and again.
Every day we bring our hearts back before God and say:
“Lord, I hunger for You, and I hunger for the life that You call right.”
And when we hunger like this,
we are not struggling alone.
We are standing on the promise of Jesus:
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
Zion Bread of Life Christian Church 
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