I recently bought a copy of “The Bruised Reed” by the Puritan Richard Sibbes. I am a little over half-way finished and I have already been immensely blessed and encouraged by it so far. I have thought about purchasing this book before, but after reading the description of it a few weeks ago, I was convinced that it was for me. Here was the review that caught my eye:
“Springing from Isa 42: “A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench”, Puritan pastor Richard Sibbes beautifully shows the tenderness of God in dealing with his people in times of suffering, discouragement and chiefly, broken over their sin.
“I shall never cease to be grateful to Richard Sibbes, who was a balm to my soul at a period in my life when I was overworked and badly overtired, and therefore subject in an unusual manner to the onslaughts of the devil. I found at that time that Richard Sibbes who was known in London in the early 17th century as “the Heavenly Doctor Sibbes” was an unfailing remedy. The Bruised Reed quietened, soothed, comforted, encouraged and healed me.”~~ Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones”
Here is a little taste of what you will find inside the book: “A Christian is an impregnable person. He is a person that never can be conquered. Emmanuel became man to make the church and every Christian to be one with him. Christ’s nature is out of danger of all that is hurtful. The sun shall not shine, the wind shall not blow, to the church’s hurt. For the church’s Head ruleth over all things and hath all things in subjection. Therefore let all the enemies consult together, this king and that power, there is a counsel in heaven which will disturb and dash all their counsels. Emmanuel in heaven laugheth them to scorn. And as Luther said, ‘Shall we weep and cry when God laugheth?’”
If you are a Christian who has been battling with discouragement, stress, and suffering, I highly recommend this book. If you are interested, you can purchase the book here.
