He does not regard the quantity of faith, but the quality. He does not measure its degree, but its truth. He will not break any bruised reed, nor quench any smoking flax. He will never let it be said that any perished at the foot of the cross.

J.C. Ryle
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A bruised reed or a smoldering flax is one that has been burnt to the ground. It is not just that it can’t be used anymore but that no matter how hard you try it will never again be even remotely useful. These are all things that people hold dear in their lives, maybe not to the extent of an African Pastor but enough to make them truly valuable. A bruised reed or a smoldering flax does not lie there in the dust, they get up and try again.

They do not give up in despair, they press on in the face of overwhelming odds. When things seem impossible, they keep trying.

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