“You are what you eat,” I am reading. It is the first article in a health magazine. More and more people are believing that “you are what you eat.” People are striving for a healthier life. They are striving for a happier life. We want to live longer as well. That’s why we are focusing on our diet. We are focusing on our nutrition.
But what does the Bible, the Word of the Living God, say? Let me read Matthew 4:4 and listen to the words of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ:  “MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.”
In a very old book I read something about the Puritans. Matthew Henry said this about the Puritans: “It was a common saying among the Puritans: BROWN BREAD AND THE GOSPEL IS GOOD FARE.”
Brown bread is a good diet.
Brown Bread and the Gospel!
What a good diet.
I think the Puritans knew what they were doing.
We can learn from them.
I don’t know if the Puritans had a long life. They probably did. But they certainly had a healthy life and a happy life. Brown Bread and the Gospel is certainly good fare.