The law is not righteousness, neither is grace, these are only the means whereby righteousness may be attained. The Jews failed to attain righteousness by the law and so will everyone else who attempts to. The way to attain righteousness now is by grace through faith.
God never speaks of us in a derogatory fashion in the new testament, YOU are important, it is through YOU that God is establishing His kingdom in the earth today
God reigns THROUGH YOU through your dreams and aspirations, if Jesus dwells in you then His dream is your dream and His aspiration is your aspiration.
God wills righteousness, peace and abundance for His creation, for YOU and that is why wherever the church has been established, where it has been allowed to be established these are the blessings that have followed. Did you think it was through human governments? rulers and politicians? philosophers? nay all these take credit but it is through the hopes and wishes and heart longings and prayers of God's people whom Jesus dwells in, He IS King of Righteousness and King of Peace. God loves you, you are important.
Perhaps progress seems slow that is because Jesus has an enemy, but His enemy has not been able to prevail, the kingdom has come and is still coming [have YOU recieved Jesus into you heart by faith? call upon Him in prayer He will answer you] This kingdom was promised to Abraham, foretold in the law and the prophets, announced by Jesus, proclaimed by His apostles and believed upon in the world. It will come to fulness of reality when He comes again to establish it. Therefore He bids us pray "Thy kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
May God bless you this hour, it is His will to do so.
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