“A bruised reed shall he not break….” – C.H.Spurgeon

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“A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench.”
-Matthew 12:20

What is weaker than the bruised reed or the smoking flax? A reed that groweth in the fen or marsh, let but the wild duck light upon it, and it snaps; let but the foot of man brush against it, and it is bruised and broken; every wind that flits across the river moves it to and fro.

You can conceive of nothing more frail or brittle, or whose existence is more in jeopardy, than a bruised reed. Then look at the smoking flax—what is it? It has a spark within it, it is true, but it is almost smothered; an infant’s breath might blow it out; nothing has a more precarious existence than its flame.

Weak things are here described, yet Jesus says of them, ‘The smoking flax I will not quench; the…

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Praising God!!

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“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.”- 1 pet 2:9

God alone deserves to be praised and He is worthy to receive our praise:

“For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; He is to be feared above all gods” (Psalm 96:4).
“Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom” (Psalm 145:3).
“I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies” (2 Samuel 22:4).
“You are worthy, our LORD and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being” (Revelation 4:11).

“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD,” – Psalm 150:6.

“I will extol the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips (Psalm 34:1).”
“Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You. I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your name I will lift up my hands” (Psalm 63:3-4).
“Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD” (Psalm 134:1-2).

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Prayer for India!!

“O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,

we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land.

O Lord, righteousness belongs to You,

Blessed is the Nation-India!!

“O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.

We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets.

O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies.

O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

– Dan 9

Dear Lord, May Your Salvation reach to India!!

In Jesus Precious Name, Amen.

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