This Promise Really Got My Attention?

​Psalm 23:3 - He restores my soul;…     NASU 

• Tucked Away 

Psalm 23 is probably the best known Psalm of all the Psalms. In today's Pump Up I want to zero in on these four words "He restores my soul".
 
These four words are tucked in between some of the more famous words of this psalm like "The Lord is my Shepherd and Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil."
 
I mean those words have been quoted quite often. T-shirts and posters have been made with those words on them, but if you want four words that make you a promise then the words "He restores my soul" are your go to words.
 
He restores my soul.  Just think about those four words.
 
What do they mean? They mean you are having a bad day, week or month. Your soul has been crushed by something. You are singing the blues and your "soul" needs to be restored.
 
Ps 31:7, 9 - Because You have seen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul,… 9 - Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; My eye is wasted away from grief, my soul and my body also.
 
The Psalmist is writing and in this Psalm he mentions that his soul is being afflicted, having troubles, is in distress and his soul is wasted away because of grief.

Yes, we could probably say the Psalmist's soul needs "restoring". 

• David Is Certain 

David has endured many trials in his life before he penned this Psalm and his soul has been cast down as they say. Yet, through everything he has been through he writes these four special words "He restores my soul."
 
What about us?
 
Has our soul been afflicted, in trouble, or under enormous amounts of stress?
 
Have we quoted this verse to ourselves? Did we even think to say when we were suffering the Lord is going to "restore my soul".  The reason why He is going to restore our souls is because that is who He is.
 
A very Popular song today is entitled "Way Maker" it was written by a Nigerian singer-songwriter named Sinach. She said, she was going through a very difficult time in her life and the words of Isaiah came to her:
 
Isa 43:15-16 - "I am the LORD, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King."
Thus says the LORD, Who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters,…
 
Here are some lyrics of this song:
 
You are Way maker, miracle worker; promise keeper,
 Light in the darkness, My God, that is who You are.
 
God says He is able to make a way for us and that He is a "promise keeper". We can depend on God's promises because He never lies. He is omnipotent and able to work miracles.

• Where Are You Today? 

If you are experiencing a difficult time in your life you need to tell yourself that God is able to make a way for you to overcome your difficult situation.
 
He is a "miracle worker, promise keeper" and it is to your advantage to never give up on God because He is going to restore your soul. You might not be able to see a way out of your dilemma, but God can. He is the "Way Maker". We need to trust in Him to make a way for us to once again have our soul restored.  
 
David trusted in God and He made a way for David's soul to be restored. Do yourself a favor and place your trust in God and His word and your soul will be restored when it has gone through a life crushing experience.
 
Think About These:
 
What is faith but to see what you don't believe.
 
Faith helps us face the music, even when we don't like the tune.
 
All men need a faith that will not shrink when washed in the waters of affliction and adversity.

Stay Pumped,
 
Gary A. Serago
 
Minister of God's Word