A Home for the Weary

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 17, 2025

A Home for the Weary

He will not crush the weakest reed

    or put out a flickering candle.

Matthew 12:20a 

Matthew’s commentary on the beginning of Jesus ministry affirms Jesus is the fulfillment of Isaiah’s Messianic prophecy in Isaiah 9:1-2. In the scripture quoted above, Matthew again affirms Isaiah’s Messianic prophecy by quoting Isaiah 42:1-4. Please, take a moment to grasp the enormity of Matthew’s affirmation. God’s Messiah, Christ Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, is gentle and kind to his followers. Compassion for those who love him is a defining characteristic of our Lord. This characteristic is hugely important to me.

There have been times in my life when I was the weakest reed, the flickering candle. The command to “run with endurance the race God has set before us” fell on deaf ears. (Hebrews 12:1b) Matthew’s gospel is affirming that Jesus didn’t kick me to the curb in my weakest, flickering times. Hallelujah! In those times, we can hear the voice of our Master saying, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) In the rest Jesus provides, we are renewed with confident trust in the Lord that enables us to continue in our mission to fulfill God’s will in our lives.

My Takeaway: In my times of weakness and weariness, I am learning to echo the words of the Apostle Paul as I proclaim, all praise to God, the Father of my Lord Jesus Christ. My merciful Father is the source of all comfort, and He comforts me in all my troubles. (See 2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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