Now I live among the dead
Fighting voices in my head
Hoping someone hears me crying in the night
And carries me away
Set me free of the chains holding me
Is anybody out there hearing me?
Set me free
That was the condition of the man mentioned in Mark 5:1-20..and as Rev Hock Soon shared with us on this new yr's sunday, the condition that we could be in even as a new year begins. Quite something huh...there's been a similar focal point of the sharings recently(youth camp ministry session & recent sunday sermons.etc), about having a new beginning in Him and surrendering of our past baggages and trash to Him. Fighting voices in my head
Hoping someone hears me crying in the night
And carries me away
Set me free of the chains holding me
Is anybody out there hearing me?
Set me free
Personally it's been something that God seems to be pointing out to me. Even though I had prepared and facilitated the ministry session during the camp, I really needed this reminder myself. Currently in the midst of taking time to reflect through my life and issues gone by for the past 4 yrs, it's been a tremendous period of time, realising & uncovering stuff I've hid aside unknowingly or purposely due to weariness along the way, it's having to first of all acknowledge what's really inside me. I believe you have been through a similar path, & can certainly attest with me that it's a rocky path of pain, hurts, regrets & disappointments to be treading through.
As painful as it was for the man to be chained among tombstones, aren't we actually pretty much in the same predicament as we allow voices of fear, uncertainty, regrets and pain to be the chains that bind us to our past... so much so that it becomes a comfort zone for us to stay status quo rather than respond to His question to us: "Would you want to be free?"
Set us all free Lord.
ps. think i'm wols..but just realised the song "Set Me Free" by Casting Crowns is actually based on this passage from Mark. :)
[Set Me Free] - Casting Crowns
It hasn't always been this way
I remember brighter days
Before the dark ones came
Stole my mind
Wrapped my soul in chains
Now I live among the dead
Fighting voices in my head
Hoping someone hears me crying in the night
And carries me away
Chorus:
Set me free of the chains holding me
Is anybody out there hearing me?
Set me free
Morning breaks another day
Finds me crying in the rain
All alone with my demons I am
Who is this man that comes my way?
The darks ones shriek
They scream His name
Is this the One they say will set the captives free?
Jesus, rescue me
As the God man passes by
He looks straight through my eyes
And darkness cannot hide
Chorus 2:
Do you want to be free?
Lift your chains
I hold the key
All Power on Heaven and earth belong to me
You are free
You are free
You are free