"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." Matthew 5:6
Righteousness is not a word that we use often in this day and age, a quick look online shows me that it is the quality of being morally right, yet another source, says moral perfection. Now, that is a startlingly large gap between right/justifiable and perfect. In light of Jesus words though, in either case it is not about the actuality of being morally right or perfect, but rather about the desire to be so.
In other words, its not about what you already are, but rather about what you want to be. You may not be perfect, but do you wish you were?
You may screw up from time to time, but do you want to be better?
That is the place Jesus concerns himself with: the heart, the desire, the dream. And to those who do desire such, Jesus promises that one day we will reach the ideal location. It is an eschatological [end of all] hope and an eschatological promise.
+ Do you desire to do better or be perfect?
+ Do you trust Jesus to one day fulfill his promise?
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