He restores my soul

He restores my soul

"He restores my soul—He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake." Psalm 23:3

He who knows anything of his own heart, does not feel that he has too much reason to say:
" Prone to wander , Lord, I feel it,
  Prone to leave the God I love!"

And not only is there a proneness in us to wander—too frequently we go astray like lost sheep. If by Divine grace we are preserved from open defection—we often backslide in heart from our God. How great a mercy it is, that the Savior and Shepherd of our souls is our Restorer! He seeks us in our wanderings, brings us back, and leads us in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. By a variety of means He reclaims us, humbles us, and draws us closer to Himself.

Sometimes He restores us by the voice of alarm.
Sometimes He restores us by storms of adversity and sorrow.
And sometimes He restores us by the Shepherd's gentle call or look of love—such as sent poor Peter away to weep bitterly.

By some means, more gentle or more severe—Christ's own sheep are brought back to feed in the pastures of mercy; and to walk in the paths of righteousness. Keep me, O Shepherd of Israel, from wandering from You! Draw me, and keep me near to Your side!

"The Lord my Shepherd is,
  And He my soul will keep;
  He knows who are His,
  And watches o'er His sheep.
  He leads my feet—and when I roam,
  He seeks and brings the wanderer home!"

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