In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus began with what we call the Beattitudes. Among them is: “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5:6)
When Jesus said that, He was not talking about someone who had a mere appetite, He was talking about a starving man.
God made us in such a way that we couldn’t exist long without food. But, what is a starving man most interested in? The latest football scores? The flower arrangement at the pink lemonade society? The number of stars in the universe? No! He’s only interested in one thing – food!
In fact, science tells us that a man can exist about forty days without food, about three days without water, and only eight minutes without air. In the spiritual realm of eternity, man cannot exist one second without Jesus Christ.
Salvation is the greatest need of man. It is the deepest longing of his soul. Only Jesus Christ can meet that need and satisfy that longing.