Devotion:
Read Psalm 23:3.
I invite you to just focus on one statement from this one verse in this much-loved Psalm: “The Lord restores my soul.” Think about the many times, places and circumstances when that has happened in your life. I have regularly had it happen to me in worship services. Singing songs together with the people or listening to the musical offerings of gifted singers and musicians are often renewing to me. Praying together and hearing the message for the day have often done so as well.
Music itself is a deeply moving resource that God often uses to restore me. I like various styles of music and, depending on my mood or situation I am dealing with, those different styles bring healing, inspiration, comfort, hope and joy.
Relationships with people I am close to are another avenue for God’s power to restore. Spending time with family and friends is so enriching and life-giving. Time with other Christians in various settings can serve this same purpose. Of course, spending time in prayer and meditation with the Holy Spirit who is God is my primary source for restoration. It is in those times that I am reminded of God’s presence with me at all times.
I could go on with other ways and situations in which the Lord has and continues to restore my soul. How about you? How do you experience the Lord restoring your soul? Give thanks to God for all those experiences. Continue to make yourself available to be in the Lord’s presence in order to receive this restoration more regularly. And look for opportunities to allow the Lord to use you to restore someone else.
Personal Worship Option:
Find fifteen minutes today to just sit and meditate on that statement: “The Lord restores my soul.”
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