Servant of the Lord (Matthew 12)

He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick,

I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

“What man among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn’t take hold of it and lift it out? A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”

Mercy, merciful is our Lord.        

The religious leaders of the time sound as if they never understood the character of the Father. In this instance they are fighting with Jesus because they picked and ate fruit on the Sabbath and later Jesus heals a paralysed man. Our Lord demonstrates that love, compassion, and mercy are far more effective in drawing people to knowledge of the Father.  We also as gospel carriers should always be careful not to be harsh and so rigorous.

Loving our Lord is not in rules we make to prove how much we love the Lord and impress others.

I find it funny the leaders in this chapter were in the presence of the Word but they needed to impress Him with their knowledge of the Word. It is easy to think we would not be like that but in our journey we also must not be so blinded that we would miss our Lord in our presence as we work so hard to show we are His followers.

Our Lord the Servant proclaimed by the prophet Isaiah.

Here is My Servant whom I have chosen,
My beloved in whom My soul delights;
I will put My Spirit on Him,
and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
He will not argue or shout,
and no one will hear His voice in the streets.
He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick,
until He has led justice to victory.
The nations will put their hope in His name.

Let us as our Lords followers be known to not break a bruised reed, nor, put out a smoldering wick just as our Lord did not. We were also vulnerable and unsure when we came to the Lord.