Chains

Huge, sea going ships, are anchored by chains attached to huge anchors.  In comparison to the size and weight of the ships, the chains are actually quite small....and yet they hold in even the roughest of weather conditions.  In other words, the chains are very, very strong, and not easily broken.

 

Chains are also used for a variety of other purposes.  A few are...at construction sites to lock up ladders and equipment, around the yard securing gates, in mechanics shops to hoist engines, etc.  They are used in each of those applications because.....they are strong and not easily broken.

 

There other kinds of chains...human related, and they have the same degree of strength and toughness.  But in the human realm some of those chains are good chains, and some are bad chains, and, no, I am not talking about jewelry here.  And example of a good chain as applies to humans is the chain of love.  Love, if it is real authentic, unconditional, and unfailing love, is a chain that is very strong and not easily broken.  It is a permanent chain (bond) that holds us together with our mates, family, and God.

 

Some examples of bad chains in the human realm are addictions, sin, and ego.  Oh yes, there are more....I'm sure you get that.  These are chains because our ability to extradite ourselves from them is not easy at all....they are every bit as strong as those chains that hold the ships.  They too, can weather significant storms, and almost always they are way too heavy for one person (myself and yourself) to handle alone.

 

Tasha Cobb came out with a very simple gospel song called Break Every Chain.  And throughout the song it refers to the power of Jesus....the only real power that has the strength to break our chains.  And how does one use the power of Jesus to break those chains which are holding us back from having fulfilled lives?

Through prayer

Through being transparent

By working with others with chains

By acknowledging their presence in our lives

By committing ourselves to a healing process

(dumping our chains is a process, not an event)

By continuing to become more Christ-like.

And more.

 

God didn't build us with anchors attached.  Therefore, we initially came with no chains.  We made the choices that grew the chains, and therefore we are the ones that need to break those chains...and yet we cannot do it alone.  Through the power of Jesus, all of our chains can be broken.