A Bruised Reed

When do we let go of a bad investment

Those slimy, scaly, useless, broken people

Into whom we pour ourselves

Our hearts and our resources

And so often even our families

Hoping for that miraculous turn around

One year?

Two years?

Year after year

Rebellion swallows them alive

Tears them to pieces

Leaving them gutted of all value

When do we let go

The scriptures say of the Lord’s servant

Among other things

“…A bruised reed He will not break…” (Isaiah 42:3)

And we are all bruised reeds

God will never let go

God will never give up

Because He is invested in us

Completely

Paying with His own Son

To buy us for Himself

To do His work

His way

The answer for us then

Who claim to serve God…

Never

We shall never give up

And He will renew our strength

When we have had enough of them

And His faithfulness is renewed to us every morning

When He has so often had enough..of us