Some Simple Knots....

When I look at preparedness I find some of my former fire training helpful. With knot & rope etiquette being practical and useful in many survival situations.  Ropes can be viewed as strictly physical but the use of them can be applied with some biblical understanding as well.

The physical side of ropes and knots is evident with the understanding of the use of the knot and type of rope. For example the Prusick Knot is used as a tightening knot when rock climbing.  It helps to maintain the main rope from slipping from the climber.  As the rope is tightening it acts as a braking mechanism in case of a fall or slip. It loosens as the rope is move upward because tension is less.

On the spiritual side a rope can represent your family.  The more members of the family you have the more strands your rope has.  My family has 3 members in it so our rope is quite tense at times.  If all members are not in a place spiritually right our rope frays and comes unraveled like kermantle rope when the outer covering is wore down.  If your covering or Yehsua is not in place your chances of the rope breaking can be greater.  The Scriptures are the rope to Yeshua and the Father.  If we are not bound by them then we have no hold or anchor and this can be a very problematic scenario. 

Yeshua in Matthew 16:19 told Peter {Kepha} that what he binds on the earth shall be bound in the heaven and what he loosens on the earth shall be loosened in the heavens. A picture of tying something or untying, this is a spiritual application of permission and prohibiting. The permitting of something in a physical sense can give permission in the spiritual sense and thus allowing the rope to fray. An example is in music, videos, books and I hate to say it but food. Food can be a door allowed 'open' to fray the ropes of the family. 

We are not to live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of Yah.
(Deuteronomy 8:3 and Luke 4:3). 

In a survival situation will we succumb to the desires of our flesh?
I pray our family will not.

Shalom,
Steve

Fundamentals of Technical Rescue - Knots & Rope.