Perfect Prosperity
“So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.” Ezra 6:14 NKJV http://bible.com/114/ezr.6.14.nkjv In our fast-paced competitive world, prosperity is measured on the scale of its charisma rather than its character. The preferred prosperity must be quick, fast, and easily attainable. The hall of fame, Guinness book of record, and fortune diaries are created to celebrate the youngest achievements of excellence with inconsequential penalties for youthful exuberances. However, the charisma of prosperity observed in the building of temple of God in Jerusalem by the elders of the Jews was not quick, not fast and not easily attainable. Often times, heavenly-inspired prosperity is characterized by discouraging metrics of incessant interruption...