A Bruised Reed

by TerryLema

I had been reading through Isaiah the past few days when I came to this passage.

Isaiah 42:1-4: “This is My Servant; I strengthen Him, this is My Chosen One; I delight in Him. I have put My Spirit on Him; He will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry out or shout or make His voice heard in the streets. He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not put out a smoldering wick; He will faithfully bring justice. He will not grow weak or be discouraged until He has established justice on earth. The islands will wait for His instruction.” [HCSB]

As I read that passage, I remembered something Pastor Laura said a few Sunday’s ago about false “little-g” gods and those who serve them – that they are always having to work to appease them, always having to strive to make them happy.

To serve those false “little-g” gods a person must be strong. They can never let down their guard or show any weakness or they will lose the attention of their god.

Our LORD and Savior is so different. He will not destroy one who is desperately broken (a bruised reed), nor snuff out one who has only a little bit of faith (a smoldering wick). He will not even shout to make His voice heard above all the babble in the streets.

But He will faithfully care for His own. He will provide justice without growing weak. He will not even become discouraged in His work to permanently establish justice on this earth.

As I thought about those “little-g” gods who demand so much and compared them to our LORD and Savior, my heart was so comforted. As I age, as I grow weaker in my body, I am comforted knowing that my God will lift me up and carry me until that day I enter into His eternal presence.

 

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