Wonder Bread

Late last week, as I was diving into the gushing torrent that is the Route 3 / I-95 North merge lane, I saw a Wonder Bread truck near me. This started another torrent...of thoughts of our culture. I realized that Wonder Bread says volumes of our culture.

As you may know, Wonder Bread is not actually that wondrous. It is bleached, and much of the nutrients are eliminated. It is also harder for the body to digest, because, if I remember correctly, it can actually somewhat attach to the GI tract. Anyway... For the most part people like it because of the texture. In other words, it feels good.

Wheat bread on the other hand tastes better (to those who realize the waste of Wonder Bread), it is not bleached, it is easier to digest (and acutally helps digestion), it is not bleached, and it does not have nutrients eliminated.

I found the spiritual parallel truths here to be "wondrous." The world likes spiritual "Wonder Bread." Note the following...

Wonder Bread --> The World's Spiritual Food
Bleached --> Made to look good, when it's not. (Matthew 23:27; Acts 23:3)
Nutrients eliminated --> Produces death (James 1:15 maybe?)
Hard to digest --> The way of the transgressor is hard (Proverbs 13:15)

There are many more parallels that I'm sure could be made. The world operates off of feeling, putting on a good face of things that aren't good.

Then, what is the real "Wonder Bread?" The Bread of Life that produces wonder in us is Jesus Christ Himself (John 6). He provides REAL nutrition. He may be hard to digest, but He cleans us out. (Sorry, a little gross, but still a great parallel.) He is also the Word (John 1:1). Reading the Word daily and digesting it IS our daily bread.

Jesus Christ through the Word and the power of the Holy Spirit IS our healthy bread that produces true wonder in our lives.

(For more on the concept of true wonder, I would recommend Ravi Zacharias's Recapture the Wonder.)

All praise to our True "Wonder Bread!" The Bread of Life that produces true wonder.