The word for today is - Fulfilled !

Good morning,

The word for today is- Fulfilled!

Let's look at James 2:23,And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Did you get that? He (Jesus) calls him friend. Let's look at Matthew 1:22-23,“Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us”. One thing Jesus had come to do is found in Matthew. Read Matthew 5:17,"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." When,Jesus died, the law was fulfilled. The Old Covenant and its law then ended. We fulfill a contract by completing what we are obliged to do under the contract. Once we do this, we have fulfilled the contract, and it is done. Read Romans 8,The righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit of Jesus. Jesus' last words on the Cross were, "It is finished"( it's fulfilled) look at  John 19:30. He had done everything His Father had sent Him to do look at John 17:4. Look at John 17:8,"For I have given unto them the words which thou have gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst sent me. If you look carefully at Jesus' words you will see He didn't teach His followers that they would go to heaven. Jesus taught that the Kingdom belonging to God and originating in heaven, which is where he would go to prepare it. Also,Jesus taught about the new heaven ( the kingdom) it would come to this earth and be established here when He returned in glory. Jesus spoke repeatedly of the Kingdom of God which would be established at His second coming. In the Lord's prayer believers are told by Jesus to pray for this; Matthew 6:9-10,"After this manner therefore pray ye:Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."  Thank you God for your word. Amen !