Homiletic Review Isaiah 42:3-4 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment to truth.… I. INSIGNIFICANCE ESCAPES NOT CHRIST'S ATTENTION. There is no insignificant life, nor insignificant incident of life. All is fraught with the importance of endless existence. II. UNWORTHINESS FORFEITS NOT CHRIST'S REGARD. Nothing more worthless than a bruised reed. Yet He will not break it. As there is no trifle that escapes His notice, so there is no unworthiness that transcends His gracious regard. Where is the bruised reed that the Redeemer has ever broken? Is it the dying thief? Is it Mary Magdalene? Is it Saul of Tarsus? III. UNPROFITABLENESS ABATES NOT CHRIST'S LOVE. Nothing more unprofitable than a bruised reed. The heart that yields no large return for all His care He loves and blesses still. The unprofitable bruised reed He will not break. (Homiletic Review.) Parallel Verses KJV: A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. |
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