2000 Years Ago?

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"...This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent..."- [John 6:29]

God gave us Jesus, the true Bread from Heaven, not the same kind of manna that Moses and his folks received.  They said to Him--they said to Him as though they were like a Greek chorus they--spoke at once!?!!  Surely not!


"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. - [John 6:38] He will raise me up at the last day so i could never lose anything but have everlasting life.  i want so much to know the approximate date He said that; i don't understand why everybody says 2000 years ago and have been saying it the past fifty years.  When will somebody step up and say 2050 years ago?  Don't we take away our own Christian credibility by not beign more specific historically about the dates and how many years ago?  How old was Nicodemus when he met Jesus?

If i eat of the bread that comes from heaven, i will not die!  i feed on Him, the Bread of Life.  i live a life dependent on Jesus Christ--any striving through with any other philosophy or method is totally unnecessary, let along blasphemous.  i have no concern for the uncertainties which lie ahead because i'm walking with Jesus instead.  Like the delay in receiving social security benefits.  God's got this!  i abide with my Lord and Savior and seek first the Kingdom of Heaven.  He's got it under control.  i can only try to be polite to people who profess and proclaim to believe yet show no faith.  

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