It is coming clearer after years studying this. When you understand the Bible as a Guide, it covers every area of your life. It reveals how our “spiritual” and “physical” lives help to explain each other. "And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst." John 6:35 Jesus Himself is the symbol of health, both physical and spiritual. Why did The Holy Spirit choose bread as the essence of nourishment? Bread, the staff of life is indeed health benefiting if the ingredients are from the whole grain and the other ingredients are good. It is health building for your whole being. Like Jesus, the Bread of Life, whole grain bread is a mainstay.
"And wine that
makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which
strengthens man's heart." Psalm 104:15
Whole grain bread,
complete with the bran (the fiber rich outer layer has B Vitamins and trace
minerals), the endosperm (with carbohydrates and protein) and germ (the
nutrient rich core, Vitamin E, B Vitamins, healthy fats, and antioxidants) is
known to be good for your heart. Jesus is the Way to a spiritually healthy
heart. Whole grain bread holds the elements created within them for our health:
it is profoundly, uniquely a picture of Jesus, The Bread of Life.
Jesus said, “I am the living bread which came down
from heaven: if any man eats of this bread, he shall live forever: and the
bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the
world.” John 6:51
An understanding of the health benefits of whole
grain bread (bread created from the natural form of the whole grain) comes from
the illustration of Jesus Himself.
Considering the importance of the whole grain for
our health, as I have grown up, it is a connection to God’s blessing. His
creation of the whole grain and our need for it is in Scripture.
“He should have fed them also with the finest of the
wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied you.” Psalm
81:16
“He makes peace in your borders and fills you with
the finest of the wheat.” Psalm 147:14
I am the living bread which came down from heaven:
if any man eats of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will
give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. John 6:51
Good bread is a contributor to your good health.
The “LIVING Bread which came down from heaven” is
the Way to live forever with our God and Creator in Heaven. "And I give
unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand." John 10:28. It is for you and me. This is, as
Jesus said, “My flesh, which I will give for the life of world.” John 6:51. He
is the “Bread of Life.”
Gluten is a protein found in many different grains as a way for the plant to store protein. https://www.livestrong.com/
BREAD IS BASIC…IF MADE AS IT SHOULD BE
Next time: A SIMPLE RECIPE FOR WHOLE GRAIN BREAD
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