PSALM 35:27 SERVANT PLEASURE AND PROSPERITY

Greetings...

"Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause, and let them say continually, let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant."
(Psalm 35:27)

Prosperity is a bone of contention with in Christianity. On one side...you have those who say the are "King's Kids"...and deserve the very, very best of everything. They relate their prosperity on the "level of their faith." On the other end of the spectrum are those who believe that your spirituality is based on the level of your poverty...and anyone who has anything is not going to make it into heaven...because after all...they have that camel through the needle of an eye thing that keeps the rich out. In the middle...there are those who love the concept of communal living where everyone throws everything into one pot...and all share.

NOTE: This last one is based on what happened in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit fell...and the church exploded with thousands in the city needing food and lodging. My thought is that the Acts account was an observation...not a mandate.

NOTE: Here is a note on prosperity from The Spirit Filled Bible: "Prosperity: God is pleased when His servants prosper! The Hebrew word, translated here as "prosperity" is laden with meaning: safety, wellness, happiness, healthiness, peacefulness. in fact, this word usually is translated peace: when your needs are met, you are at peace. Moreover, if God is pleased with the prosperity of servants, what must He be with the prosperity of His own children--those who are purchased by the blood of Jesus and adopted as His own. Think how thrilled God must be when we--His own children--prosper in every aspect of our lives." (Thanx and a Tip O Da Hat to The Spirit Filled Bible notes)

Success and Prosperity is not a foreign concept to God's people. "This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night...so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it...for then you will make your way PROSPEROUS and then you shall have GOOD SUCCESS." (Joshua 1:8) NOTE: This thing called prosperity and success is linked to our continual relationship to the Word of God.

To me...PROSPERITY is enough to meet your needs with an overflow to meet the needs of others. When you read Philippians 4:1-19 you see that our God will meet our NEEDS (not our greeds) according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Prior to that verse...we see the secret is being CONTENT when you have a lot...and when you have nothing.

To me...SUCCESS is accomplishing the purposes of God in your life...whatever that entails.

Here is what people should say about us..."Let the Lord be magnified, Who has PLEASURE in the PROSPERITY of His servant." (Psalm 35:27)

Love and Prosperous and Successful Kisses
Rodney "Servant, Friend, Son, Brother" Boyd