Sunday, January 23, 2011

"With Jesus, nothing is broken beyond repair"

Matthew 12:20, "A bruised reed shall he not break, and a smoking flax shall he not quench..."

Tonight Pastor Anthony preached out of this text. As always, he preached an awesome message! He was talking about in the Bible days they would make musical instruments out of the reeds that grew naturally. I think reeds were the equivalent of golden rod or another wild plant that grows-it was every where. In those times, if the reed wasn't functioning properly, the shepherd or whoever had it would just break it and throw it to the side. It had little value to them, and was easy to come by. Isaiah, or as Matthew says, Esaias, prophesied of the Messiah and he said that when the Messiah came, he wasn't going to break the bruised or disfunctional reed. In types and shadows, we are the reeds and we are bruised and messed up. But Jesus isn't going to just toss us aside.

The next part of that verse says "and a smoking flax shall he not quench..." The amplified version of that says, "And a smoldering, dimly lit wick He will not quench..." He likened that to a saint of God who is struggling...they're just a smoldering wick now-not like the fire they used to be. God isn't gonna snuff you out if He can still see the little smoldering bit of smoke.

No matter how bruised, or how dimly lit you've become, if you're still trying and you're doing the best you can to be victorious, God isn't going to just toss you aside or snuff you out. There is still mercy and grace in the house of the Lord:)

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