"Righteous Cause"

"Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of His servant." (Psalms 35:27) This might take a little while, so please have a seat. When it comes to God's help for the helpless, nothing is taken for granted; as a matter of fact, every single day our lives are filled with small miracles, and God's hand upon our lives in ways we just many times do not realize; never mind the big things that always catch us by surprise, but there are literally thousands of things that happen all around us that we never even know about; some of which may not even happen in our general region, but they some how, or in some way will have an influence upon our lives. Looking at Jesus, and at the way He was brought into this world, just imagine all that needed to happen for God to orchestrate that arrival, and for the thousands of prophecies that foretold of His coming to be fulfilled. Taking a quick look at the word "prosperity", as in "the prosperity of His servant", the word that is used is the word 'shalowm', which means completeness, soundness, welfare, and peace; all of which are properties that are handed to those that have been called of God; none of which are properties that we can obtain on our own, nor do we have the capacity to do so; at least not anything that will last! When we are talking about worldly matters, prosperity can take on many forms, and comes in many shapes and sizes: we can have prosperity in our homes, with the gift of a wonderful family, or many children; or, we can have the prosperity that comes through hard work, or owning your own business, or making the right investments; all of which are things that have no eternal security, nor do they even guarantee anything in this life in which they are manifested; they are but a vapor, just as our life here in the flesh. (James 4:14) As a matter of fact, you might be surprised by how little control we have over our own daily lives; because our lives are really not our own, they really belong to the Lord... "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light: which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy." (1 Peter 2:9 & 10)