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The Bent Pipe

"He will not break a bent twig. He will not put out a dimly burning flame. He will be faithful and make everything right."

Isaiah 42.3

Have you at some time tried to straighten out a bent pipe? Or have you tried to get a smoldering wick to burn again? Or have you tried to glue a broken piece of porcelain back on to it’s coffee cup? In these cases we usually don’t make the effort to fix them. Usually we just throw them away because they are unusable and the effort to fix them is not worth the time.

It is different with God. He does not simply throw away the worthless, because it has a small defect. He keeps it in fact alive. And this is a great promise for you. In spite of your doubts, your inabilities, your despondency and your many small faults and failings – God stands by you.

Others gave up (threw you away) on you long ago. For them you carry the stamp of a loser, oddball, disbeliever, etc.

Even if you often feel useless and incompetent, God stands by you. He simply doesn’t throw you away, but holds you in his hand. Even when you consider yourself to be worthless, and you would rather throw your life away, God considers you valuable.