The Restoration We Need (4 of 7)
Series: A Look at Psalms 23
Samuel Burgess
Psalms 23:3a
INTRODUCTION> [ILLUSTRATION]> Two students working for the summer got a job with the Public Works Department. They were given the job of painting the center lines of a rural road. The supervisor told them that they were on probation and that they must stay above the average of 2 miles per day to keep their job.
On their first day they completed 4 miles. Yet, on their second day they only completed two miles. Their supervisor was somewhat concerned with the drop in their progress but didn’t say anything because they were still at average. However, on the third day, the students only did one mile.
The supervisor decided he needed to talk to them because they had gone from 4 to one mile in three days. He called them in and said, ‘‘Boys, you did so great your first day, and although the second was not as good, you did the average. But today you only did one mile. You are doing less each day. What seems to be the problem?’’ The students replied, ‘‘We keep getting farther and farther away from the bucket.’’
All of us on our own, are prone to get further and further away from the Shepherd; walking away from His Plans and Purposes that He desires for us to fulfill. We cannot make it without the help, guidance, strength, protection and nourishment that only our Great Shepherd can give. But sometimes for some reason, we walk away...
In just 4 words ‘‘He RESTORES my soul’’ we are going to discover that sheep at times will wonder away from the Shepherd [just walk away...]
*Notice carefully these 4 words ‘‘He restores my soul.’’ {Moffatt translates it this way: ‘‘He revives life in me.’’} Another translation puts it this way; {‘‘He causes me to live again.’’}
{Timothy Cross puts it this way: ‘‘The verb ‘‘restore’’ may be translated as ‘‘He causes to return’’... ‘‘He turns back.’’}
{In Ed Young’s Book on Psalm 23; ‘‘The Lord is...’’ he put it this way: ‘‘He foun ...
Series: A Look at Psalms 23
Samuel Burgess
Psalms 23:3a
INTRODUCTION> [ILLUSTRATION]> Two students working for the summer got a job with the Public Works Department. They were given the job of painting the center lines of a rural road. The supervisor told them that they were on probation and that they must stay above the average of 2 miles per day to keep their job.
On their first day they completed 4 miles. Yet, on their second day they only completed two miles. Their supervisor was somewhat concerned with the drop in their progress but didn’t say anything because they were still at average. However, on the third day, the students only did one mile.
The supervisor decided he needed to talk to them because they had gone from 4 to one mile in three days. He called them in and said, ‘‘Boys, you did so great your first day, and although the second was not as good, you did the average. But today you only did one mile. You are doing less each day. What seems to be the problem?’’ The students replied, ‘‘We keep getting farther and farther away from the bucket.’’
All of us on our own, are prone to get further and further away from the Shepherd; walking away from His Plans and Purposes that He desires for us to fulfill. We cannot make it without the help, guidance, strength, protection and nourishment that only our Great Shepherd can give. But sometimes for some reason, we walk away...
In just 4 words ‘‘He RESTORES my soul’’ we are going to discover that sheep at times will wonder away from the Shepherd [just walk away...]
*Notice carefully these 4 words ‘‘He restores my soul.’’ {Moffatt translates it this way: ‘‘He revives life in me.’’} Another translation puts it this way; {‘‘He causes me to live again.’’}
{Timothy Cross puts it this way: ‘‘The verb ‘‘restore’’ may be translated as ‘‘He causes to return’’... ‘‘He turns back.’’}
{In Ed Young’s Book on Psalm 23; ‘‘The Lord is...’’ he put it this way: ‘‘He foun ...
There are 22349 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
