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Jesus Breaks Every Fetter

Mark 5:2 – ““And when he had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.”  

            In the fifth chapter of Mark we are introduced to a man possessed with unclean spirits.  As we study this chapter we learn that this man was tormented day and night.  He cut himself with stones and lived among the tombs in the place of death.  The town officials didn’t know how to handle him.  They bound him with chains and fetters.  A fetter is simply a shackle designed for the feet. 

            Verse 4 reveals that he often broke the chains and the shackles and that nobody could tame him.  In verse 6 when he saw Jesus he ran and worshipped him.  In verse 7 he cried out with a loud voice.  I believe this was a cry of desperation.  In verse 8 Jesus simply addresses the demons, “Come out of this man.” 

            This tormented man lived in dire straits.  He was separated from his family and living in a graveyard like a wild man. He was a threat to the population and to himself.  He had no quality of life.  He had very little hope, but his life was about to forever change.  You see what man could not do.  What the doctors and medication of that day could not cure.  The problem that the town’s authorities could not solve was about to change. 

            This man who had been condemned by world and conquered by sin was about to have a life changing encounter with the Son of God.  In Mark 4:35 Jesus told His disciples, “Let us cross over to the other side.”  I believe He heard the cry of the one who was bound with chains and shackles.  He had an appointment to work the impossible.

            This man was bound by a legion of demons.  What happened when Jesus commanded these demons to leave?  This tormented man was set totally free.  Jesus breaks every chain of bondage and sets the captive free.  In Mark 5:15 says that this man was clothed, sitting and talking to Jesus, and in his right mind.

            This man represents broken humanity.  He represents those who are in bondage.  What is the remedy for bondage?  An encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ.  He breaks every chain.  He alone can remove every shackle.  Janie West Metzger wrote a beautiful song in 1927 titled, “Jesus Breaks Every Fetter.”  It is an old song, but still a very relevant message for today.

            The lyrics are as follows:
Verse One:
      I am now on the altar....I am now on the altar....
      I am now...on the altar...which was made for....me
      The Chorus:
      JESUS BREAKS....EVERY FETTER.....
      JESUS BREAKS....EVERY FETTER.....
      JESUS BREAKS....EVERY FETTER.....
      AND HE SETS....ME FREE....
       Verse Two:
      I will ne'er doubt my Savior...I will ne'er doubt my Savior....
      I will ne'er doubt my Savior...For He cleanses me.....
      Repeat The Chorus
      JESUS BREAKS....EVERY FETTER.....
      JESUS BREAKS....EVERY FETTER.....
      JESUS BREAKS....EVERY FETTER.....
      AND HE SETS....ME FREE...
       Verse Three:
      I will rest on His promise....I will rest on His promise...
      I will rest on His promise...Which He gave to me......
       Verse Four:
      I will shout Hallelujah!....I will shout Hallelujah....
      I will shout Hallelujah...for He sets me free......


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