Psalm 23:3_Restore My Soul
Brian Sullivan   -  

Psalm 23:3 – “He restores my soul”

 

i. You have a soul:  life – Genesis 2:7

“then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.”

ii. The ruined soul: self – Psalm 42

v/1-as a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you..

v/2 – my soul thirsts for God

v/3 – “where is your God? These things I remember as I pour out my soul

v/5 – why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? 

v/6 – my soul is cast down within me

v/11 – Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? 

iii. The restored soul: living out our identity in Christ – Ephesians 1:3

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places…