Matthew 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment to victory. I. A VIEW OF MORTAL FRAILTY. 1. The encouragement in our text applies to weak ones. 2. To worthless things. A student cannot read bye smoking flax. 3. To offensive things. 4. These may yet be of some service. II. THE DIVINE COMPASSION. III. THERE IS CERTAIN VICTORY — "Till He send forth judgment unto victory." (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.WEB: He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory. |