STRENGTH IN THE WEAK<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will not break a bruised reed, and He will not quench a smoldering wick!\u201d<\/em> \u2014\u00a0Matthew 12:20<\/p>\n Will Jesus accept such a heart as mine? \u2014 this erring, treacherous, vile heart? The PAST \u2014 how many forgotten vows \u2014 broken covenants \u2014 prayerless days! How often have I made new resolutions, and as often has the reed succumbed to the first blast of temptation!<\/p>\n Oh! my soul! you are low indeed \u2014 the things that remain, seem \u201cready to die.\u201d But your Savior-God will not give you \u201cover unto death.\u201d The\u00a0reed <\/em>is bruised \u2014 but He will not pluck it up by the roots. The\u00a0wick <\/em>is reduced to a smoldering ember \u2014 but He will fan the decaying flame.<\/p>\n Why wound your loving Savior\u2019s heart \u2014 by these repeated declensions? He\u00a0will <\/em>not \u2014cannot<\/em> give you up! Go, mourn your weakness and unbelief. Cry unto the\u00a0Strong <\/em>for strength.<\/p>\n Weary and faint one! You have an\u00a0Omnipotent arm <\/em>to lean on. \u201cHe never grows faint or weary!\u201d Listen to His own gracious assurance: \u201cDo not be afraid \u2014 for I am with you. Do not be discouraged \u2014 for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with My victorious right hand!\u201d Leaving all your false props and refuges, let this be your resolve, \u201cI will trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0MacDuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STRENGTH IN THE WEAK \u201cHe will not break a bruised reed, and He will not quench a smoldering wick!\u201d \u2014\u00a0Matthew 12:20 Will Jesus accept such a heart as mine? \u2014 this erring, treacherous, vile heart? The PAST \u2014 how many forgotten vows \u2014 broken covenants \u2014 prayerless days! How often have I made new resolutions, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-john-macduff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1771,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770\/revisions\/1771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}