a new day and a new struggle

After changing his name from Abram to Abraham the Lord told the 99 year old that he would sire whole nations and never die. 

Later as the people listened to Jesus proclaiming eternal life for his flowers the following happened. In response to  the people accusing him of self praise, Jesus denied this saying he did not "glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, ‘He is our God,’ though you do not know him. But I know him; if I would say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him and I keep his word. Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.”

So in deflecting criticisms of self praise, Jesus asserted that it was the Great Almighty that sang his praises. You don't know him, but I do and he's forever going on about my greatness. That's my take on it, some say the bible should not be taken literally, but this to me sounds like mental illness or extreme egotism. 
Imagine if in the middle of the tarrifs scandal created by Trump, when the people were questioning his boasts of economic genius, Trump responded by saying he knew a very great man,  great great man, a good friend of mine. You don't know him, but I do and he's a phenomenal economist and he says that I am even better. Follow me folks and you will have untold wealth. You can trust me on this." Call me judgy, but does this even sound believable? 
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Now, I will just continue repairing my car before driving across the state to support my daughter.  

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