He Restoreth my Soul:
- To restore the soul is to revive or quicken.
- These are more precious words, we would have no need for restoration.
Causes:
- Negligence in reading the word of God and private communion. We skim his word and barely pray. (Revelation 1:3, Psalms 119:176, 1 The 5:17)
- Unconfessed sin, we tend to imitate Adam & Eve by hiding our sins. There can be no fellowship between God and us when we don't confess our sins. (Prov 28:13, Jer 3:22, Joh 2:16, Jer 30:17, Isa 57:18, Hos 14:4, Psa 51:12, Mic 7:20)
- The influence of the world. It's impossible for us to spend so much time in the world without losing something. However, the Lord can protect our hearts and souls if we are in tune with him. (Joh 17:15)
- Neglect of some known command. (Eph 4:30, 1 The 5:19, Jam 4:17)
- Ways we can be restored: The world (nature) around us is full of restoration processes. Likewise, God uses many ways to restore u. Jesus our good shepherd restored the soul of Peter through various stages: praying for him warning him, turning and looking at him, sending him a message by the angel on the resurrection day and lastly restoring him. (Luk 22:32, Joh 21:15-17)
- Restoration is ours to appropriate, let us not wait for days or weeks to pass before we turn to our savior for restoration. (Joel 2:25, Psal 40:5, Psal 139:17)
GB
The Campbells
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