The Anchor Chain!

Yahweh is great and is highly praised;
    His greatness is unsearchable.

One generation will declare Your works to the next
    and will proclaim Your mighty acts.

I will speak of Your glorious splendor
    and Your wonderful works.

Psalm 145:3-5

The importance of one life on earth cannot be overestimated. The world is like a beautiful beach and each man is one grain of sand. Without that one grain of sand, the beach may appear to be no different at all, but remove enough of those grains and the beach is very different.

I think a better illustration also comes from the sea. Life is like a giant anchor holding a massive ship and keeping it from floating off into dangerous waters. Each generation of men and indeed each man is like one link in the anchor chain. Without the faithfulness of each link in the chain the next generation will float away into dangerous waters. Jesus Himself if the Anchor that keeps us safe. As a link in the chain I must hold on to truth I received from the generation that came before me and I must hold on to and proclaim that truth to the generation that is coming after me.

A seafaring disaster can occur when one small link in the anchor chain breaks. All of history can be forever changed by one generation that fails to hold on to the truth it received from the previous one. And also all of history can be changed by one generation and even one man or woman who holds tightly to the truth of Almighty God and boldly proclaims it!

As a link in the course of history the advice of Winston Churchill is very apropos, “Never, never, never, never give up!” That is the job of every child of God!