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As a proponent of the 19th-century temperance movement, preacher Sylvester Graham believed strongly in the benefits of a vegetarian diet based around whole-grain bread. His beliefs in this were so strong that he developed his own wafer bread at home to pass around to his followers.

In the book of John, Jesus told some of his closest followers: “Do not look for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.”

Who would’ve thought that the National Biscuit Company, better known today as Nabisco, would take the temperance preacher’s vegetarian offering and go on to mass produce one of the world’s most popular crackers … ones that still carry the name of the 19th-century preacher who invented them. That’s right – the Graham Cracker. 

While there aren’t many things better than eating a graham cracker recently dunked in a cold glass of milk, or eating a roasted marshmallow and chocolate squished between two pieces of graham crackers, these pleasures are only temporary.

For fulfillment that will last and bring eternal satisfaction, don’t look for meals or snacks here on earth … look to Jesus. He will truly fill your soul.

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