Psalm 23:3 (ESV) — 3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
NOTE: The word
restore means to turn back. One can actually turn in one of two directions. One
can turn back to the world, or a person can turn back to the Lord. In this
case, the person is turning back to the Lord. It doesn't necessarily mean that
David, the psalmist was struggling with sin when he wrote this, but it could
mean that. When we are away from God, He can restore us back to himself. Our
step is repentance and that comes first (at least from our point of view). God
is always working to restore his wayward children. He needs to bring them to
that point of seeing the need to repent though, and sometimes that is painful.
The path of righteousness, while difficult at times, is not as painful as the
path away from God. Jesus says, "my yoke is easy and my burden is
light." Turning back to God is the "best" thing we can do. Any
argument against this point is the enemy trying to deceive us by using our
short-lived passions and emotions. God offers lasting joy, not temporary guilted
pleasure. It is our soul which is most important, and only creator know what is
truly best for our soul since he created us in his image.
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