Bread is a staple food in any country..and in a deeply impoverished country, one slice of bread for a child, could be the difference between several more hours or days of life..stark reality..in the plenteous land of America (at least for now..) the majority of us eat some type of bread at least several times a day! In the wilderness, the children of Israel were fed "manna", day in and day out, for Yearsss and they survived!!! π³ Even though manna, translates to "what is it", I ain't gon mess with y'all that it wasn't a "what", but the DNA of a "Who" π³I ain't gon mess with y'all that manna wasn't some big thick slice of bread that we are accustomed to, but the Bible records it in Exodus 16 as "a small round thing"π³.. which is no coincidence that we now eat a small round thing for communion that represents the Body of Jesus Christ! Holy Spirit of the Living God come through with this revelation correlation! Another divine download, so the children of Israel were the 1st to experience a partial communion, the reason it was partial was because His Blood had not yet been shed IN the earth..now, can you imagine trying to Commune with someone for 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years to no avail??! THIS is what Yahweh desired to stress in the wilderness, was DAILY Communion with His People! And why the older generation had to die off! They majority of the communion they were giving back to God was unthankful, ungrateful, moaning, groaning, and complaining! Yet, they were Alive AND Taken Care of! I ain't gon mess with y'all that the health of Any relationship can be determined by the Health of the Communion/Communication between the 2 individuals, and the health of communication is based on the health level of the 2 souls, ehh, that's a whole other lane of discussion..
So trying to stay in my lane of thought and reflecting on the multitude of things those in more prosperous countries have to FEED on, this declaration of Jesus, saying I AM THE BREAD OF "LIFE", really began to sit with me..some countries have sooo many options for food and access thereof, it's Insane, hence we have gluttony, which is also another topic..while there are still countries/places where people only have the option of rice or cornmealπ³..in America, we have a restaurant, cafe, or some type of food shop on every corner to feed our body, we have a myriad of things to feed our soul, and a plethora of things to feed our spirit..And God, knowing the disparities that would exist across the globe, had to level the playing field in such way that, for everyone, anywhere, it's Only JESUS that is the LIFEEEE of Body, Soul, ANDDD SPIRIT! This is why some people that can afford to eat at some of the most expensive restaurants, are full of pride and can have the nastiest attitudes, because they don't have Jesus! Dare I say, even some Christians!π
Anywho, this is a lil fireside chat I guess, to help us start the week with a Bread of Life Intake Inventory haha, and to monitor our days of what we are feeding on in body, soul, and spirit!
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