He Restores My Soul

HE RESTORES MY SOUL

"He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake." Psalm 23:3

I don't know about you, but there are times when everything just seems to overwhelm me: too many emails, too many things to do, everyone wants a piece of you and your calendar for the day is already full. Or maybe you are facing a time when the trials seem to be pouring in one on top of the other.

These are the times that I am reminded of this precious promise in Psalm 23:3: HE restores my soul. I really needed this reminder today from the pen of teacher/author/writer, Dr. Henry Blackaby:

Your Shepherd knows your every need. He knows you will grow weary in your pilgrimage with Him. He knows there are times when you need rest. Your Shepherd knows just what you need to be refreshed.

At times you need to lie in lush meadows or beside a quiet stream. Sometimes you need to be held by your Shepherd. At other times you need to enjoy the pleasures the Shepherd provides. The Shepherd will not always replenish you in the same way; His response to you will always perfectly correspond to your present need.

As you follow your Shepherd there will be times when your soul becomes exhausted, perhaps because of trial you are experiencing or temptations you are resisting. The persecution you face or the burdens you are carrying for others may be wearing you down. You may be weary from the discipline the Shepherd has brought upon you.

There will be times when you feel you can go no further in your Christian pilgrimage. Your Shepherd knows when you have reached this point and He always has a remedy! There are many ways He can strengthen you: through His Word, through others, or through your circumstances. HE knows what YOU need even better than you do.

Have you grown weary? Does your soul need to be refreshed? Don't attempt to recover on your own. Only God knows how to heal and rejuvenate a soul (Isaiah 40:28-31; Matthew 11:28-30). He will do it perfectly, sometimes in surprising ways. Ask Him to restore you, and then be prepared to respond to what He does next. -- Henry Blackaby -- Experiencing God -- The Devotional (Broadman & Holman)

I am thankful today that He IS my Shepherd. I am thankful today that He knows what I need today. I am thankful that HE will restore our souls. Let Him do that for you today, my brother. He knows precisely what we need today! -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

Digging Deeper: Proverbs 2; Numbers 23-25; Mark 7:1-13

Dig This Quote: . Do not fight the temptation in detail. Turn from it. Look ONLY at your Lord. Sing. Read. Work. – Amy Carmichael

Determined Digging: Level 1 -- Psalm 30:5; Level 2 --Psalm 37:23-26