"Righteous Cause" -3

"Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified in the prosperity of His servant." (Psalms 35:27) Sure, David did receive some unjust treatment from Saul and those that were closely aligned with his reign; after all, Saul was the first king of Israel, yet David is the one called King of Israel, reference in the Scriptures as David the king, David had the unique position of being the one whom God made King, establishing his throne for ever. (2 Samuel 7:16) Then, as we consider the result of David's sin with Bathsheba, that it was a child from her which would fulfill the part of God's promise concerning the house which he should build, as well as the throne being established through him, that being Solomon, we can see that the righteousness was not in the bloodline, but was in Jesus Christ alone; just one more proof of God's perfect plan to redeem man, not based upon the righteousness of man, but based upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ His Son. However, when it comes to the prosperity of David, because he was called of God and appointed by God, then his was a righteous cause; so too are the appointments given to all of God's servants, which are those that are called by God and have been given the unique position of being used of God for the furtherance of His kingdom; whether that be a Sunday School teacher, or a Street Preacher, we all have a part in His righteous cause; and in the finial moments before Jesus returns, we need to be focused upon the prosperity of God's kingdom, not in the prosperity of this world. When it comes to "A Prayer for Help", I believe that this issue of 'whom do we serve' is one of the biggest issues that we face as children of God living in these last days; not just because of money, although money is a large enough part of it, but because of stature, stature being our level of achievement, or that by which we base achievement measured by. In God's economy, even those that have no visible stature in this world, can have great stature in His kingdom; yet we get caught up in that which is looked upon, instead of keeping focused upon that which really matters. Stature also includes that which we put our trust in, whether that be our personal finances, or our own righteousness; both of which have no foundation, and both of which can cause us to serve the wrong master... "No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (that which is trusted in other than God). (Matthew 6:24)