Hello Students and Friends,
"A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory." Matthew 12:20
Biblically what is a bruised reed? While touring in Israel, we noticed lots of reeds in the Jordan River. The local shepherds would take a reed and with a knife make a whistle to call their sheep. If it became damaged, it would be broken and thrown away. Why? Because, another reed could easily be found to make another whistle.
Jesus promises not to break a bruised reed. A bruised reed is referring to a Christian who has become bruised. A Christian can bruise themselves or be bruised by another person. The bruising can be the result of sin.
The bruising can be the result of divorce, prostitution, stealing, murder, etc.
What happens when a divorced person comes into your church meeting? Are they treated as if they have a plague? What happens when an ex-prostitute comes into your church meeting? What happens when an ex-con comes into your church meeting?
Please remember Jesus has promised not to break (throw away) a bruised reed!
If you are a bruised reed, you don't want to be around religious Apostolics. They can't admit anyone can sin certain sins in the past and be accepted by Jesus. Secretly, they are glad these gross past sinners are in the church meeting, because they can say, "..., God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican." Luke 18:11
The spiritual Apostolic will love those seeking or in Jesus but have been bruised by past sins.
Which Christian would be proud to stand in front of our church and state every sin they have committed? Who can cast the first stone?
May all Christians that Jesus has brought together as members of the church body love each other as Jesus loves the church! Love over looks faults.
In Jesus,
Brother Bruce Klein
http://brobruce.blogspot.com/
