MATTHEW 12:20 " A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY."
All humanity is a bruised, breaking reed, all mankind is a smouldering wick that is in need of a Saviour.
This was the ministry for which God the father sent His Son into the world, a ministry of reconciliation and hope for a world lost in sin, providing salvation for all that would trust in His finished work on Calvary.
This was the anointed One who announced, "The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted." This indeed was His mission and minstry when he came to the lost sheep of the house of Israel 2000 years ago, and this continues to be His mission and ministry throughout this present age of grace. (courtesy of knowingjesus.com)
You may be a “bruised reed” in some way today. You may be pressed down with the troubles of this world. You may be struggling with doubt and fear. You may be feeble and disheartened and ready to break. But know this: Jesus cares. He will have pity for the broken-hearted, compassion for the humble, affection for the penitent, and healing for the afflicted. Come to Him in faith, humbly trusting His strength, and find that He is gracious to all.
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