The Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax

Summary

The sermon explores the metaphor of the Christian as a bruised reed and smoking flax from Matthew 12:20, emphasizing the believer's weakness and Christ's gentle care. It highlights how affliction, temptation, and sin bruise the Christian, yet Christ neither breaks the bruised reed nor quenches the smoking flax, sustaining and ultimately bringing them to victory. The preacher encourages believers to trust in Christ's sustaining grace through trials until final triumph is assured.