No Other Rock

A bruised reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall He not quench. ~ Isaiah 42:3

On Wednesday, we introduced this passage. Yesterday, we talked about the first part. Today, we’ll focus on the latter; “…and the smoking flax shall He not quench.”

When this was first introduced, I wrote about the flax as a wick that burned dimly when left unkempt. It was a source of encouragement to continually groom ones’ self and develop in Christ. Today, Baxter uses this bit of passage to also raise up the new or underdeveloped convert.

Personally, I have long been very introverted in talking to others about Christ because I have felt as though I were inadequately prepared. And while I still feel that way, this passage of scripture is great encouragement.

As Baxter says;

“To you who mourn because you lack talents or training or other advantages; to you who feel that social inferiority or obscurity debars you from serving Christ; and to you who feel that sickness or poverty or impediment or lack of personal charm foil and frustrate you, we would say: Be encouraged; speak for Jesus just as you are, just where you are, just whoever you are; for He loves you as dearly as if you were some silver-tongued Spurgeon of the modern pulpit; and because He so loves you, even your glimmering little wick He will trim to give light in surrounding darkness.”

Today, my prayer for you and I is that we will remember that as long as we have the light of the Lord, we can shine for all.