The Bread of Life

Since the beginning of time, bread and wheat have been known as “The Staff of Life.” This phrase reflects a simple truth: flour and bread have long been essential for sustaining human life. For thousands of years, civilizations relied on grain as a primary source of nourishment. Yet today, bread often seems to cause more problems than it solves. So what has changed? Could it be that the flour we consume today is not the same as it was centuries ago? Have we slowly replaced real flour with something that only resembles the original?

Bread has always played a vital role in nourishing mankind. According to grantsbakery.co.uk, “There is extensive evidence of bread being made and consumed in Egypt some 10,000 years ago during the Neolithic period. Bread was a staple of Egyptian food and everyone from the pharaoh to peasants consumed it.” Throughout history, bread has been one of the most accessible and sustaining foods available.

Part of what made wheat so valuable is its incredible shelf life. When stored properly, wheat berries can last for decades, even generations. This ability to store grain has protected communities during times of hardship and famine.

One of the most well-known examples comes from the biblical account of Joseph in Egypt. After interpreting Pharaoh’s dream, Joseph advised the nation to store grain during seven years of abundance in preparation for seven years of famine. Because of this God-given wisdom and careful stewardship, Egypt was able to survive a devastating famine and provide food not only for its own people but for surrounding nations as well.

Wheat itself is an incredible gift of provision. A single wheat berry contains 40 of the 44 essential nutrients needed to sustain life. It is no wonder that bread has remained central to cultures and communities throughout history. Unfortunately, today's wheat is highly process, stripped of nutrients and enrichment with synthetic fillers.

Regardless of social status or background, breaking bread has always been a powerful symbol of fellowship and provision. Sharing bread is more than simply sitting down to eat—it is a way of nourishing the body while also building connection with others. It creates space for generosity, conversation, and community.

In many ways, breaking bread reflects God’s design for nourishment and relationship. It reminds us that food was never meant to simply sustain us physically, but also to bring people together in gratitude, fellowship, and care for one another.

Even more, bread points to The One who truly sustains our souls, Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life, who came to draw creation back to the creator. Just as bread has sustained mankind throughout the beginning of time, God made a way to sustain His creation into eternity!

Isaiah 53:6 says, "All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all." This means that we have abandoned our creator and His perfect plan. We prefer our sinful ways opposed to His perfect plan. But because God deeply loves His creation, he sent his Son, Jesus, to take on all of our sins so that we have the ability to return to Him.

Just like the unadulterated wheat berry has the means to sustain and nourish, Christ has come to nourish our souls and sustain us into eternity.

Don't settle for man's flour, which has been stripped and devoid of nutrients.

Don't settle for man's path which rejects Christ's redemption of the world.

Just as I encourage you to sustain your body with real, life giving flour, I implore you to turn from the world, that says,"being a good person is enough," admit you need a savior and seek the Bread of Life.

Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."