Feelings have never been a thermometer to measure whether God is pleased with us. Feeling happy or joyful does not mean divine approval, just as sadness does not mean rejection. What defines our position before God is obedience. Sad or joyful, we are right with the Lord when we honor Him through obedience. God made an eternal covenant with His people, and we Gentiles are not part of this covenant because of emotions, but because of obedience. When the Father sees this faithfulness, He pours out His love, unites us to Israel, and sends us to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord! will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 7:21)

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