A bruised reed shall
He not break, and smoking flax shall He not quench, till He send forth judgment
unto victory.
Isaiah 19:9
Moreover they that
work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
Adam and Eve sewed fig leaves together in a vain attempt to cover
their sinful fallen state. Ever since, mankind has increasingly developed more
intricate methods to try to escape the reality of the sinful condition of
separation from God: working in fine flax and weaving networks of false white
linen. These are nothing more than the garments of self righteousness, the same
flax that has been smoking since Eden. Every attempt of man to put out the
fires of iniquity apart from God will be exposed and confounded. Moreover, when
the smoldering works of self righteousness are uncovered and these fires are
fanned the lake of fire will burn hotter, consuming these works. Those who rely
on the righteousness of God by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ will be like brands
plucked out of the eternal fires of judgment and rescued from the punishment
for spiritual death as the LORD rebukes Satan Himself.
As it is written,
Zechariah 3:2
And the LORD said
unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen
Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a
brand plucked out of the fire?
See also A Bruised Reed; Firstborn From the Dead; God Poured Out
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