The Spiritually Prosperous

Who are the spiritually prosperous? Jesus tells us:

They are poor in spirit--no matter how much God has blessed them physically and materially and spiritually, they know that it is all a gift. They are beggars in spirit. They know that their overflowing cup is His goodness--alone. He is their Shepherd today--they need not want. He will be their Shepherd tomorrow leading them to rest and contentment. He is the Shepherd of their yesterdays--His goodness and mercy will follow after them--all the days of their lives.
They mourn over the sin in their own life and the wickedness of the world in which they live. Daily confession marks their lives. A deep love for the lost permeates their hearts. They are men and women of sorrows. They are the world's broken-hearted lovers.
They are gentle, humble, meek. Their lives are lived in a perfect balance of strength and compassion. His strength. His compassion. Active not passive when confronted by the needs of others.
They have a hunger and thirst for righteousness. The soil of their hearts embrace the seed. They have a teachable spirit--every time they sit under the Word. Their souls pant for spiritual sustenance.
They are merciful. Forgiveness is spontaneous in their interactions with others--all others. Every time.
They are pure in heart. They long to be obedient to His commands. They long to rid their lives of hypocrisy--of the human tendency to do the right things for the wrong reason--the praise of men.
They are peacemakers--steadfast in their trust of Him to make all things right. They seek the glory of God among men even to their disadvantage. They pursue God's enemies with His free offer of the availability of reconciliation--of the message that God wants them to become His friends--to be at peace with Him. They are His beautiful feet.
They are unafraid. They are persecuted for the sake of the righteousness they hunger and thirst for; they know that whatever God allows or brings into their lives will be good, will be for His eternal glory. They are content--resting in the truth that their weaknesses and their thorns are necessary if they are going to become more like Him--to participate in His sufferings for them.

And what are their riches?
A daily awareness that they are His--a heart that is confident that they have been taken out of the kingdom of darkness and placed in the kingdom of His beloved Son and sealed by the power of the Eternal Spirit.
They are in their deepest sorrows resting in His comfort.
They delight in the truth that they are joint heirs with the Son; they live confidently in the present because they know their future is secure. No one can take them out of His hands. Nothing can separate them from His love.
Their hungry and thirsty hearts are satisfied as the Spirit daily teaches them. They bear fruit a hundredfold.
They rejoice knowing that He has forgiven them completely and eternally. They have escaped condemnation.
They see the loving hand of God working in their lives. Like Joseph they daily walk in a sense of His presence. Circumstances never undermine their faith.
They are recognized as being His children--they are becoming more and more like their Father.
In the midst of persecution, they are filled with His joy.
They are the world's true difference makers--the light and salt of the world.

They are the richest people in the world.