"The Prosperous One"

"And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things." (Psalms 45:4) Prosperity usually encompasses wealth, yet in also includes other factors, such as well being, lots of children, heath and comfort; you can name many things that people could use to define prosperity, but the greatest one of all should point towards eternity in heaven. Jesus said, "For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" (Mark 8:36) It really does not take a whole lot of debate to understand the eternity far outweighs this time upon earth; yet, there are so many people that will choose prosperity here over the prosperity in heaven. Truth , meekness and righteousness are the things which Jesus presented as the foundation of His teachings; in truth, He declared Himself to be the Truth; in meekness, He declared Himself as Meek; in righteousness, He is the Righteousness of God. All three of these are the same principles that must govern our lives, as we must walk in truth before God, control our passions in meekness, and live by the law of righteousness. As to the "terrible things", what might be terrible or dreadful in the eyes of some, might be glorious and splendid in the eyes of others. A good example of this would be Jesus being crucified upon the cross and what a terrible thing that was in the eyes of all who loved Him; yet, the Bible says that it pleased the Father to bruise Him; just one more thing that prosperity can point to... "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief; when Thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand." (Isaiah 53:10)