“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” (Matt 11:12; KJV) This verse does not talk about evil attacks but those who are spiritually hungry pressing in to have and experience all God has for them; to be all that God wants them to be. 

Jesus said that those who: “hunger and thirst after righteousness” (Matt 5:6) or right standing with God, will be blessed, will be filled; filled with his nature, character and life. To be filled here carries the sense of being filled abundantly.

Jesus promised that he and the father would dwell with us and be in us (John 14:23; 15:5; 17:21). We as Christians cannot be complacent, we must hunger for all of God. This isn’t something we do with the strength of the flesh but by humbling ourselves before God (1 Peter 5:6) in prayer, fellowship and spending time in his word.

It’s God that will work the changes in us and fill us with his fullness (Eph 3:19). We just have to cooperate with him and allow him to change, mold, and meld us to be more like Christ each day and to glorify his name (1 Cor 6:20). Don’t ever get satisfied, press in (Phil 3:14).

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