Depending on our Lifeline

There is a "Canyon Course" at Mt. Hermon which is an obsticle course made up of swaying logs, tight wires, ropes which are tied in knots, suspension bridges, and netting which can be climbed on like a ladder.

The course doesn't seem so difficult until you look down and realize you're high above a canyon and the course is suspended amongst the trees high above the canyon floor!

If you're brave enough to attempt the course, you are required to wear a safety helmet and a safety harness which belts around your waist and has leg straps for each thigh. A thick safety rope runs through your harness and splits off like a "Y" and there are two latches at the end of the rope "Y" which are hooked to the guide wire above you. This becomes your lifeline so to speak and prevents you from falling to certain death.

In moving from one course to the next, you have to move your "lifeline" from one guide wire to the next. In order to do so, you must unhook one latch at a time, and your partner must give you permission to unhook the 2nd latch after you've shown that the 1st latch is indeed secure.

Zachary, although only 11 years old, was my partner on the course and I trusted him with my life. He displayed much confidence and he was very responsible. He made sure to give the proper commands and I was certain to obey them to ensure my lifeline was indeed secure before I attempted to move from one guide wire to another.

There is power in teamwork and togetherness and your life journey can be more enjoyable when you walk with the knowledge that you have others to rely on.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 explains it like this.........

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also if two lie down together, they will keep warm, But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

When it comes to having a lifeline it is very empowering when you are able to put complete trust in someone else. Knowing without a doubt that your safety is secure in their hands allows you to move forward and walk with confidence and little fear. (Just don't look DOWN while on the Canyon Course or it might make you weak-kneed like it did me! Yikes!) "But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him...." - Jeremiah 17:7

It is a wonderful thing to realize that Jesus is our "lifeline" and how great it is to know that He is someone we can ALWAYS rely on. All we have to do is remember....Joshua 22:5 - But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."

Jesus is the BEST "lifeline" for sure!