The better we understand God, the better we see our true self—not in terms of human personality traits, but as the offspring of God. This keeps us from engaging in chronic self-improvement or self-criticism.
Our prayers for the offices of government can help uphold the office, its purpose, and the spiritual qualities necessary to sustain it. And this naturally blesses.
In the New Testament, righteousness signifies more than being right legally or ethically; it signals a right relationship to God, expressed in Christly thought and behavior.