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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: He Restores The Thirst

                                                                                               28 January, 2017
“He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.” Psalm 23:3

Psalm twenty three is one of the most popular chapters of the Psalms and the entire bible. Almost all Christians can recite it from beginning to the end. It was written by David who was once a shepherd before becoming the king of Israel. There are a lot of lessons we could draw out of the whole chapter but we would look at what it meant for David and us today to say, “He restores my soul.”

The word “Restore” means to bring back, return to the original state, rebuild, reconstruct or remodel. The restoration of the human soul is a continuing process and not an already completed phase, “He restores.” We have been totally redeemed but our soul is being transformed, redemption and restoration of the soul are uniquely different. The soul of man is the citadel of his desires, appetite, emotions and willpower. David was saying God rebuilds his emotions, appetite, desires and willpower. Do you wonder why drug addicts seem unable to do away with drugs though they invest time, money and effort to rid themselves of it? Do you know why there are certain sins that easily beset you? It is because we lost our appetite and willpower to certain habits. To have no control over your soul is a terrible thing. Originally, God created man and everything to please Him (Revelations 4:11). But when man fell, he cultivated habits and lifestyles that are contrary to God’s design –craving things outside of God and His purposes.

The LAW (Torah) was given by God to reveal this helpless nature of man –No matter how hard he tries, he cannot attain to the Holy standards of God on his own (1Sam 2:9). Often times even as Christians, we find that struggle to retain control over our soul and ultimately our body. God daily restores or reconstructs our souls by giving us back that holy desire, appetite, emotions to crave Him from within and he gives us the willpower to act upon that thirst.

The continual restoration of our souls is evident in our relationship with God. We cannot outgrow the need for the continued restoration of our souls. When you are faced with one temptation or the other simply ask the Father to restore the original cravings of your soul through his son Jesus Christ our Lord.

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” Psalm 42:1-2

One Week Reading Plan

TODAY                Psalm 23:1-4
SUNDAY              Romans 7:18-25
MONDAY            Psalm 84:1-4
TUESDAY            Philippians 2:12-13
WEDNESDAY     Psalm 42:1-8
THURSDAY         Matthew 11:28-30
FRIDAY                Psalm 63:1-5
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