Dear Bruised Reed, God’s got you. Some days may be harder than others, but He’s here for you. You may stand in need of restoration; that’s okay. He is able to provide that too. If peace has moved away from you, He is able to call it back into your life. If love has sidestepped you, He Himself is love, and has satisfied all the requirements of love, and is able to make it reign in your life again. He can turn all the hurt and disappointment you are feeling into joy. Everything may not always work out the way we want it to, but it will work out for our good (Romans 8:28).
Dear Bruised Reed, I’m not promising you there won’t be days of tears and that everything will always be alright for Jesus Himself said in the world you will have trouble (John 16:33). But, what I can promise you is that when you are God’s child, you can still have hope in the midst of whatever it is you are facing. You are not forgotten. He sees everything. And, you are so incredibly loved through it all. Restoration is always in His hand for the heart that will turn to Him for healing today.
Dear Bruised Reed, whatever it is, take it to the Lord and let Him in on what’s going on (1 Peter 5:7). Pour out your heart before our Savior who cares. He loves you and wants to see you walk in the victory He has secured for your life through our Lord Jesus Christ. As quick as it is to worry and complain, with the same quickness we can unload the burdens of the heart and be free.
Dear Bruised Reed, trust in His judgment today. He has never failed a case, and He won’t start now. Nothing escapes His notice and it is His truth, His will, and His way that will always win out in the end. Never lose hope in what God can do in your life. His mercies and compassions fail not (Lamentations 3:22). We are here today because of God. We are loved by God. We are covered by God. And, God is the one that will see us through when we rest our lives in His grace.
Dear Bruised Reed, Jesus Christ is waiting to be your ultimate source of true peace today (John 16:33). Turn to Him. Trust in Him.
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.” Isaiah 42:3
“But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; And charged them that they should not make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.” Matthew 12:15-21
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What a comfort to be able to meditate on God’s word and draw from its richness. I love how you address the ‘bruised reed’ in this piece. Inspiring. 🙂 Have a blessed weekend. xx
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Thank you, Selina, for your kind words!!! Many blessings to you~
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