Adorned With Chains
StoryIllustration★★★★In the middle Ages, a blacksmith was imprisoned for a serious crime and was chained to prevent any attempt at escape. The blacksmith had made many chains himself, so he began to examine with anxious interest the one that bound him. His experience taught him that the chains other blacksmiths made often were flawed, and he hoped to discover a flaw in the one that bound him. But suddenly his hope faded. Marks on the chain revealed that he had made it—and he had worked hard to earn the reputation of making flawless, unbreakable chains. He had no hope of ever breaking free.
Doug Batchelor, Broken Chains, 42.
The point
A blacksmith imprisoned by one of his own flawless chains represents how sin we craft imprisons us completely and inescapably.
Scripture
Romans 6:23
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Sobering
To tell aloud
under a minute · 114 words
Subjects